Cannot copy files when upgrading to XP Pro

[Guest]

I had XP Home. My college that I will be attending requests that all incoming
students upgrade their computers to XP Pro. It only costs $15, so why not. I
go home to install Pro and I wind up having all of these errors saying that
there's a bunch of files that I cannot copy over. I would list these files,
but there were honestly about 50 of them. They were all in the I386 folder
too.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Examine the Windows XP CD and make sure it is absolutely "pristine clean"
with no scratches, fingerprints or smudges. Use a mild non-ammonia based
household cleaning solution and a soft cloth to clean it.

--
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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| I had XP Home. My college that I will be attending requests that all incoming
| students upgrade their computers to XP Pro. It only costs $15, so why not. I
| go home to install Pro and I wind up having all of these errors saying that
| there's a bunch of files that I cannot copy over. I would list these files,
| but there were honestly about 50 of them. They were all in the I386 folder
| too.

 

[Guest]

I seem to have the same situation. New HP with "home" that I want to Upgade
to "PROSP2". Goes fine, then towards end of install fails to read files that
are plainly visible when browsing for them. I tried this in both drives with
the same result. The CD was verified with a CD diagnostic program. The files
setup could not find where expanded using a different machine that has the
resource kit and expand.exe. The only thing I found a little strange was that
the "disc label", for the files setup was asking for was not what I would
have expected. The disc is an OEM version.