Hardware failure stopping Windows XP reinstall

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I lost a CD-RW drive (no power) and then my startup drive had dll file corruption shortly after that, and then failed to boot. Now, trying to reinstall XP, when I am running the Windows XP CD install disk on what used to be this computer's D: drive (it's been swapped to become C:), the installer is reporting an error due to the fact that it detects a difference in the hardware setup compared to what it had previously recorded as my computer's hardware setup for this particular XP serial number. Could this be due to the lack of a CD writer? Or the change in the size of the target C: drive? How is this problem overcome? Thanks for any help.
 
Rocky said:
I lost a CD-RW drive (no power) and then my startup drive had dll file
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corruption shortly after that, and then failed to boot. Now, trying to
reinstall XP, when I am running the Windows XP CD install disk on what used
to be this computer's D: drive (it's been swapped to become C:), the
installer is reporting an error due to the fact that it detects a difference
in the hardware setup compared to what it had previously recorded as my
computer's hardware setup for this particular XP serial number. Could this
be due to the lack of a CD writer? Or the change in the size of the target
C: drive? How is this problem overcome? Thanks for any help.

It sounds like you're using customized OEM software that's keyed to the
hardware. If that's the case, they only things you could do is make sure the
hardware is the same as it was originally, or contact the manufacturer to
see if they provide a way to reinstall after hardware is changed.

If you're using retail software or a generic OEM cd, the cd couldn't
possibly "know" that the hardware has changed. So if that's what you're
using, post the exact error message you're getting.
 
I am using a Windows XP upgrade retail disk. I get to the last 39 minutes of installation, and then get this message: "One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. A component's file does not match the verification information present in the component manifest." The install log reports several errors, one that seems to be pointing to a file on the install disk: "Syntax error in manifest or policy file E:\I386\asms\6000\MSFT\VCRTL\VCRTL.MAN on line 11." Another error reports that: "The signature for Windows XP Home Setup is invalid. Error code is 6ba. The RPC server is unavailable.
As you mentioned OEM problems, this particular computer came with Windows 98 pre-installed, with Compaq restore disks that are no longer available. In any event, I have done a complete reformat on the drive I am trying to install on, and am using a Windows 95 disk as verifcation that I deserve to be able to use the XP Upgrade CD. So...I'm at a loss for a fix. Thanks for whatever else anyone might be able to add to solve this problem.
 
Rocky said:
I am using a Windows XP upgrade retail disk. I get to the last 39 minutes
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of installation, and then get this message: "One of the components that
Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. A component's file
does not match the verification information present in the component
manifest." The install log reports several errors, one that seems to be
pointing to a file on the install disk: "Syntax error in manifest or policy
file E:\I386\asms\6000\MSFT\VCRTL\VCRTL.MAN on line 11." Another error
reports that: "The signature for Windows XP Home Setup is invalid. Error
code is 6ba. The RPC server is unavailable."
As you mentioned OEM problems, this particular computer came with Windows
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98 pre-installed, with Compaq restore disks that are no longer available. In
any event, I have done a complete reformat on the drive I am trying to
install on, and am using a Windows 95 disk as verifcation that I deserve to
be able to use the XP Upgrade CD. So...I'm at a loss for a fix. Thanks for
whatever else anyone might be able to add to solve this problem.

It's having a problem with the CD. If it's a copied disk, use the original.
If it's the original, make sure it doesn't have greasy fingerprints, blobs
of peanut butter, or scratches.

If that doesn't work, try another cd drive.
 
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