CLEAN INSTALL ON NEW BUILD PC

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Keith

Please see the details below. I had an original OEM CD
purchased with the kit of parts for the PC and have since
obtained a further CD that I know works as it's been
installed on a friend's PC. I still can't get the damn OS
to load and continue to get the same message, i.e.

Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
file "D:\I386\asms\10100\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
on line 4

Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message: A
component's file does not match the verification
information present in the component manifest.

etc, etc.

I've taken the system apart and re-built it with minimum
componenents and still no luck. Could there be something
else at fault other than the CD?



----------------------------------------------------------
Your particular error message is indicative of a bad
CD burn and /or a corrupt file image. To correct
the problem, use an authentic, original, Microsoft Windows
XP installation CD. If that's what you have, then get a
replacement.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software
or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[ln];326246

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


--
Nicholas

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| Help, I'm having a major headache trying to install XP
| home on my new PC. Boot from CD works fine, I boot from
| the hard drive to continue set-up and the insert the CD
| and everything's fine for a few minutes. I usually get
to
| enter the region and user ID and sometimes also the
| product key then get the following error message:
|
| Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
| file "D:\I386\asms\10100
\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
| on line 4
|
| Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message:
A
| component's file does not match the verification
| information present in the component manifest.
|
| etc, etc.
|
| Does this mean my CD is corrupted or is there a more
| sinister meaning to the message?
|
| All help gratefully received.
 
You are lucky: in my case it stopped with VCRT.MAN (in
folder \asms\6000\).
I have already seen several time the story
regarding "original" CDs. Same as you: mine is an original
one comming from MSDN Universal.
If I can't get a solution via this Newsgroup, I will open
a case at MS support. After all, it is included in the
price.
Good Luck !
 
Keith said:
Please see the details below. I had an original OEM CD
purchased with the kit of parts for the PC and have since
obtained a further CD that I know works as it's been
installed on a friend's PC. I still can't get the damn OS
to load and continue to get the same message, i.e.

Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
file "D:\I386\asms\10100\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
on line 4

Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message: A
component's file does not match the verification
information present in the component manifest.

etc, etc.

I've taken the system apart and re-built it with minimum
componenents and still no luck. Could there be something
else at fault other than the CD?



----------------------------------------------------------
Your particular error message is indicative of a bad
CD burn and /or a corrupt file image. To correct
the problem, use an authentic, original, Microsoft Windows
XP installation CD. If that's what you have, then get a
replacement.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software
or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[ln];326246

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


Help, I'm having a major headache trying to install XP
home on my new PC. Boot from CD works fine, I boot from
the hard drive to continue set-up and the insert the CD
and everything's fine for a few minutes. I usually get to
enter the region and user ID and sometimes also the
product key then get the following error message:

Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
file "D:\I386\asms\10100 \MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
on line 4

Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message: A
component's file does not match the verification
information present in the component manifest.

etc, etc.

Does this mean my CD is corrupted or is there a more
sinister meaning to the message?

All help gratefully received.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Have you tried a different CD Drive?
 
DSchmassmann said:
You are lucky: in my case it stopped with VCRT.MAN (in
folder \asms\6000\).
I have already seen several time the story
regarding "original" CDs. Same as you: mine is an original
one comming from MSDN Universal.
If I can't get a solution via this Newsgroup, I will open
a case at MS support. After all, it is included in the
price.
Good Luck !
-----Original Message-----
Please see the details below. I had an original OEM CD
purchased with the kit of parts for the PC and have since
obtained a further CD that I know works as it's been
installed on a friend's PC. I still can't get the damn OS
to load and continue to get the same message, i.e.

Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
file "D:\I386\asms\10100 \MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
on line 4

Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message: A
component's file does not match the verification
information present in the component manifest.

etc, etc.

I've taken the system apart and re-built it with minimum
componenents and still no luck. Could there be something
else at fault other than the CD?



----------------------------------------------------------
Your particular error message is indicative of a bad
CD burn and /or a corrupt file image. To correct
the problem, use an authentic, original, Microsoft Windows
XP installation CD. If that's what you have, then get a
replacement.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software
or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[ln];326246

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


--
Nicholas

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Help, I'm having a major headache trying to install XP
home on my new PC. Boot from CD works fine, I boot from
the hard drive to continue set-up and the insert the CD
and everything's fine for a few minutes. I usually get to
enter the region and user ID and sometimes also the
product key then get the following error message:

Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
file "D:\I386\asms\10100 \MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
on line 4

Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message: A
component's file does not match the verification
information present in the component manifest.

etc, etc.

Does this mean my CD is corrupted or is there a more
sinister meaning to the message?

All help gratefully received.
Click to expand...

.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Have you tried a different CD Drive?
 
Thanks for the tip Shenan. I've tried two different
drives which I know to be OK as I took them out of my old
PC. I do though have a new HD - could that be at fault?
-----Original Message-----
Keith said:
Please see the details below. I had an original OEM CD
purchased with the kit of parts for the PC and have since
obtained a further CD that I know works as it's been
installed on a friend's PC. I still can't get the damn OS
to load and continue to get the same message, i.e.

Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
file "D:\I386\asms\10100 \MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
on line 4

Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message: A
component's file does not match the verification
information present in the component manifest.

etc, etc.

I've taken the system apart and re-built it with minimum
componenents and still no luck. Could there be something
else at fault other than the CD?



-------------------------------------------------------- --
Your particular error message is indicative of a bad
CD burn and /or a corrupt file image. To correct
the problem, use an authentic, original, Microsoft Windows
XP installation CD. If that's what you have, then get a
replacement.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software
or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[ln];326246

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


Help, I'm having a major headache trying to install XP
home on my new PC. Boot from CD works fine, I boot from
the hard drive to continue set-up and the insert the CD
and everything's fine for a few minutes. I usually get to
enter the region and user ID and sometimes also the
product key then get the following error message:

Error: SXS.DLL:Syntax error in manifest or policy
file "D:\I386\asms\10100 \MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN"
on line 4

Error: Installation failed:D:\I386\asms. Error message: A
component's file does not match the verification
information present in the component manifest.

etc, etc.

Does this mean my CD is corrupted or is there a more
sinister meaning to the message?

All help gratefully received.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Have you tried a different CD Drive?

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Yes, I have tried with another CD Drive. I have also
installed a different drive. No way. I even tried to
disconnect the second hard disk and CD-ROM drive (thus,
having one hard disk and one CD-ROM drive only). At the
same time, I removed the sound card and Pinnacle DV 500
(video editing), keeping only the graphic card and the
network card.
No chance.
Grrrr...

The worse: the CD-ROM perfectly works on another machine !!
 
Try playing with the BIOS settings for the CDROM drive.
Instead of going with the autodetected settings, try
manually setting DMA.
 
Keith said:
Thanks for the tip Shenan. I've tried two different
drives which I know to be OK as I took them out of my old
PC. I do though have a new HD - could that be at fault?
Click to expand...

Should not be. Hmm.. I had this error on another machine just recently. It
did turn out to be the settings on the hard drive in the BIOS - but I cannot
recall exactly what I did to fix it.
 
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