It sounds like you need to copy a new version of the file gdiplus.dll from
the web it could be a corrupt dll file.
I found a couple of replys for a similuar problem ..they are listed below.
I was having the exact same problem while trying to install Windows XP home
on my daughter's computer (the upgrade was a Christmas gift for her). What I
noticed was that the CD rom drive was doing a lot of thrashing around as it
was finishing up in the "copying files" mode. After the next restart, then
the fatal error with the "A component's file does not match the verification
information" error. I had successfully installed another copy of XP on my
computer a few months earlier, so I inserted her disc into my drive and
opened the GDIPLUS.MAN file in notepad. It opened easily and I was able to
read the file. I then took the same CD down to her computer and did the same
thing. The drive would thrash around a while and then open, but the file was
jibberish. Her drive just couldn't read that CD, even though it read fine on
my machine. So...I swapped CD rom drives with her and the install then went
fine from then on, with no problems, and I got it up and running. For some
reason (copy protection, maybe?), some cd rom drives just can't read the CD
correctly (her drive was about 2 years old, while mine is a new Sony).
Probably by updating your CDrom drive, if it's a few years old, will get you
around the problem also. Not sure this will help you, but it worked for me.
Loren: Wherever you are, thank you so much for posting this information
about the GDIPLUS.MAN error. I have an HP Pavillion I bought back in 1999.
Since I was experiencing trouble with my Windows 98 and had a bunch of junk
on the hard drive I didn't want anymore, I told the XP Home upgrade to wipe
the partition and reinstall the whole OS. I got this same error several
times, and -- just as Loren described -- I was hearing a lot of weird noises
from my CD drive. It just wasn't copying the file correctly. Of course, my
hard drive was wiped by the time the error occurred, so for a while I
thought I was going to have to junk the whole system, since my factory
backup disks were lost about three moves ago. (I moved a lot when I lived in
Savannah, Ga.) But ... My computer also has an old DVD drive, so I tried to
install the same program from the same disk using the DVD drive instead of
the CD drive. I told the disk to reformat the hard drive and install Windows
XP. It worked like a charm. No problems whatsoever. The new OS has even
corrected the problems I was having with Win 98. So, if you're having this
problem, especially with an HP, try swapping CD drives or using a DVD drive
if you have one. If you don't, I'm pretty sure you can borrow a drive from
another machine and then swap it back after you install. In my new XP
environment, I've read information from the CD drive that was giving me
problems on the install, and everything seems to work just fine. Of course,
the main reason I did all this was so that my soon-to-be wife would have a
semi-fast machine she could use for her med school classes. I got an Apple
G4 laptop about two months ago and use that instead. It's a much superior
machine with a superior operating system that doesn't have the kinds of
problems Microsoft is known for. --Erik Tryggestad, Oklahoma City
Hope this helps you
