URGENT. File Copying Error during Win2K Installation...

[Syed Mazhar]

I am doing a clean installation of W2K on a customised
Desktop PC. Setup fails to copy files during the second
phase of installation, just after clean reformatting to
NTFS: During the second phase of installation setup will
copy files from CD to HD (just after formatting HD), at
approximately 17% progress an error is displayed saying
that files cannot be copied. Every time I try to run setup
same error occurs but displaying a different file name,
therefore it is not a problem with a specific file nor
with the CD since I have tried 2 different and original
W2K disks. I've upgraded my BIOS and disabled almost
everything. I've tried setup by coping I386 to HD, booting
from a DOS floppy and then running winnt.exe, but problem
still occurs. I've tried setup by creating and running W2K
boot floppy disks, still same problem. I've tried
formatting to FAT32 (instead of NTFS), still with the same
problem. I've tried formatting to FAT32 using a DOS floppy
and then installing with out reformatting, same again. I
have run Scandisk (on other machines to check my HDD)and
no problems are found!!!

Please help me.....It's really urgent....TQ VERY MUCH IN
ADVANCE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS...

 

[DL]

Have you tried copying entire cd to hd?
David

 

[Andy]

Check your motherboard memory.

 

[Guest]

Thanks,

It was a problem created by the memory module, I have 1
256MB Ram and another one 128MB Ram plug in.....when I
take out one and check...yes...the problem was due to a
faulty RAM...thanks for your help....

Merry Christmas guys