Cannot load XP home

[Guest]

I cannot load a purchased version of XP home on a new hard drive, or on a
re-formated old drive, I get errors that "file cannot be copied". I have
tried several other xp disks with same result. I removed all cards and am
trying it with a Dell Demension 3000. HELP....

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Replace the CD drive or clean the drive.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Run a software memory diagnostic, there may be a hardware problem:

http://www.memtest86.com/
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp

It may also help to delete and recreate the target installation partition.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Richard Urban]

I have seen this occasionally and each time it was due to sub-standard RAM,
or due to the fact that the RAM was being run outside of it's stated specs.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Bruce Chambers]

I cannot load a purchased version of XP home on a new hard drive, or on a
re-formated old drive, I get errors that "file cannot be copied". I have
tried several other xp disks with same result. I removed all cards and am
trying it with a Dell Demension 3000. HELP....

Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On very
rare occasions the installation CD is the problem.


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Bruce Chambers

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