XP installation from OEM disk - can't copy files

[Robert S]

I had to reinstall XP Pro from a brand new OEM installation disk - about 3
days after I bought the system. During the inital installation (in text
mode), the installer reports that it is not able to copy a number of files
to the hard drive (eg. cyzcoins.chm etc). This occurs after the formatting
part of the procedure. On the assumption that there was a drive error, I
tried duplicating the disk and burning it to a blank disk. It burnt OK, but
the same error occurred with the copy.

I suppose I should put this down to a dodgy installation disk, but my son
has had the same experience with XP Pro with an upgrade disk. Furthermore,
I find that CD-ROMs usually don't fail at this rate usually.

Am I doing something wrong, do MS put their installation disks on poor
quality media, or is this just an isolated piece of bad luck?

 

[PA Bear]

Contact the machine manufacturer's tech support, Robert.

 

[Rock]

I had to reinstall XP Pro from a brand new OEM installation disk - about 3
days after I bought the system. During the inital installation (in text
mode), the installer reports that it is not able to copy a number of files
to the hard drive (eg. cyzcoins.chm etc). This occurs after the formatting
part of the procedure. On the assumption that there was a drive error, I
tried duplicating the disk and burning it to a blank disk. It burnt OK,
but the same error occurred with the copy.

I suppose I should put this down to a dodgy installation disk, but my son
has had the same experience with XP Pro with an upgrade disk.
Furthermore, I find that CD-ROMs usually don't fail at this rate usually.

Am I doing something wrong, do MS put their installation disks on poor
quality media, or is this just an isolated piece of bad luck?

It could be a bad disk or a bad drive. In some cases it can be related to
memory problems or motherboard controller problems.

 

[Frank\(FL\)]

I had to reinstall XP Pro from a brand new OEM installation disk -
about 3 days after I bought the system. During the inital
installation (in text mode), the installer reports that it is not
able to copy a number of files to the hard drive (eg. cyzcoins.chm
etc). This occurs after the formatting part of the procedure. On
the assumption that there was a drive error, I tried duplicating the
disk and burning it to a blank disk. It burnt OK, but the same error
occurred with the copy.
I suppose I should put this down to a dodgy installation disk, but my
son has had the same experience with XP Pro with an upgrade disk.
Furthermore, I find that CD-ROMs usually don't fail at this rate
usually.
Am I doing something wrong, do MS put their installation disks on poor
quality media, or is this just an isolated piece of bad luck?

When using an OEM disk, one must either do a _repair install_,
or wipe the drive in order to start clean. An OEM disk will not
_upgrade_.