Help!

[Guest]

Hi,
I inserted my xp setup disk and wanted to do the repair function and a
fatal error message appeared whilst installing windows componants
the message is "the file asms on windows xp professionbal cd-rom is needed.
Please type the path where the fie is located, then click ok."

I dnt kno where the file is located. Thre xp disk is already in the drive.
Ive tried to reboot, is there any way i can bypass this. My work is on the pc
and i dont have backups! Please can anyone help me?

 

[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.

"The file 'Asms' on Windows XP Professional CD-ROM is needed" error message
when you install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311755&Product=winxp

"Manifest Parse Invalid at the Top Level of the Document" Error Message When
You Try to Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;331881&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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:

| Hi,
| I inserted my xp setup disk and wanted to do the repair function and a
| fatal error message appeared whilst installing windows componants
| the message is "the file asms on windows xp professionbal cd-rom is needed.
| Please type the path where the fie is located, then click ok."
|
| I dnt kno where the file is located. Thre xp disk is already in the drive.
| Ive tried to reboot, is there any way i can bypass this. My work is on the pc
| and i dont have backups! Please can anyone help me?

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Hi,
I inserted my xp setup disk and wanted to do the repair function
and a fatal error message appeared whilst installing windows
componants
the message is "the file asms on windows xp professionbal cd-rom is
needed. Please type the path where the fie is located, then click ok."

I dnt kno where the file is located. Thre xp disk is already in the
drive. Ive tried to reboot, is there any way i can bypass this. My
work is on the pc and i dont have backups! Please can anyone help me?

You can consider this a lesson learnt the hard way.