Install error

[Guest]

I'm attempting to install Windows XP Pro on a newly formatted, 200G drive.
When Windows begins to copy files in the initial stages, it fails on file
shell32.dll with an error message that it cannot copy it. I attempted to run
the install from two different CD drives, and it actually succeeded on one
attempt. When it stopped on that file, I pressed Enter to continue and
everything seemed to work fine. Then after I attempted to update the system
after logging into Windows by running Windows Update, the system was stuck in
a continuous loop unable to load Windows, so I reformatted and started over.
This time, no matter what, it could not get past shell32.dll. I've installed
using this disk before, so I'm doubtful that the CD itself is damaged or bad.
I have also installed on this same HD from the same CD-ROM drives before
without a problem. Now suddenly it fails on the same file every time. Does
anybody have any suggestions on where I should turn for a solution?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Sure sounds like a damaged CD to me!

 

[Guest]

Nope. Bad hard drive.

Sure sounds like a damaged CD to me!

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Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

I'm attempting to install Windows XP Pro on a newly
formatted, 200G drive. When Windows begins to copy files
in the initial stages, it fails on file shell32.dll with
an error message that it cannot copy it. I attempted to
run the install from two different CD drives, and it
actually succeeded on one attempt. When it stopped on
that file, I pressed Enter to continue and everything
seemed to work fine. Then after I attempted to update the
system after logging into Windows by running Windows
Update, the system was stuck in a continuous loop unable
to load Windows, so I reformatted and started over. This
time, no matter what, it could not get past shell32.dll.
I've installed using this disk before, so I'm doubtful
that the CD itself is damaged or bad. I have also
installed on this same HD from the same CD-ROM drives
before without a problem. Now suddenly it fails on the
same file every time. Does anybody have any suggestions
on where I should turn for a solution?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Thanks for the feedback RayG.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Nope. Bad hard drive.

Sure sounds like a damaged CD to me!

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

I'm attempting to install Windows XP Pro on a newly
formatted, 200G drive. When Windows begins to copy files
in the initial stages, it fails on file shell32.dll with
an error message that it cannot copy it. I attempted to
run the install from two different CD drives, and it
actually succeeded on one attempt. When it stopped on
that file, I pressed Enter to continue and everything
seemed to work fine. Then after I attempted to update
the system after logging into Windows by running Windows
Update, the system was stuck in a continuous loop unable
to load Windows, so I reformatted and started over. This
time, no matter what, it could not get past shell32.dll.
I've installed using this disk before, so I'm doubtful
that the CD itself is damaged or bad. I have also
installed on this same HD from the same CD-ROM drives
before without a problem. Now suddenly it fails on the
same file every time. Does anybody have any suggestions
on where I should turn for a solution?