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Hi Al
Just got a new (used!) pc, with 2 120mb (one seagate one maxtor) hd's. Formatted the intended Windows installation hd in ntfs, and dug out my copy of XP Pro. So far so good. I received an error message just as xp was beginning to install (the first "graphic" install page), saying that files couldnt be accessed from i386 folder. no option to ignore or whatever and after clicking ok it reboots and goes back to the same stage. an inescapable loop
lately it has also sometimes come up with a blue screen
reg file failur
\systemroot\system32\config\softwar
it is corrupt, absent, or not writable
my xp pro is a proper retail version, but is slightly scratched in places (dont laugh) - if the cd needs replacing i can accept that, but dont want to buy another unless i have to
thanks.
Just got a new (used!) pc, with 2 120mb (one seagate one maxtor) hd's. Formatted the intended Windows installation hd in ntfs, and dug out my copy of XP Pro. So far so good. I received an error message just as xp was beginning to install (the first "graphic" install page), saying that files couldnt be accessed from i386 folder. no option to ignore or whatever and after clicking ok it reboots and goes back to the same stage. an inescapable loop
lately it has also sometimes come up with a blue screen
reg file failur
\systemroot\system32\config\softwar
it is corrupt, absent, or not writable
my xp pro is a proper retail version, but is slightly scratched in places (dont laugh) - if the cd needs replacing i can accept that, but dont want to buy another unless i have to
thanks.