installing software from CD

[Guest]

I seem to have a very unusual problem installing programs with XP home
edition. I've never had such a problem installing software on any other
version of windows but now they have this great installation wizard.
The problem is that when I put a CD with a program, including the XP
windows Disk, it wont boot, the CD rom drive( D: ) will spin but then up
comes the message " failure to initialize properly(0xc0000006)."
If I try going through control panel-add new program I get a readmemory
writememory failure and that's it.
Going through help is no better.
Going through troubleshooting only comes up with an error report window.
I can't even see whats on the disks.
I can put in a music CD or a photo CD and can use them no problem.
I have successfully downloaded the updates for windows XP and have had no
improvement in the situation.
This is a brand new computer and I have no virus's or trojan horses,
since I have not had time to accept any emails yet. The only thing I have
downloaded are the windows updates.
I have tried vaious disks from game disks to camera software to word, but
all fail to boot.
I'm either missing something obvious or something is wrong with the
setup.exe, I can't tell which.
All I can say is if this was my computer it would be a Macintosh.

 

[Guest]

The first thing to do is contact the company that you purchased the computer from. It is new, there should be a warranty.

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Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
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| I seem to have a very unusual problem installing programs with XP home
| edition. I've never had such a problem installing software on any other
| version of windows but now they have this great installation wizard.
| The problem is that when I put a CD with a program, including the XP
| windows Disk, it wont boot, the CD rom drive( D: ) will spin but then up
| comes the message " failure to initialize properly(0xc0000006)."
| If I try going through control panel-add new program I get a readmemory
| writememory failure and that's it.
| Going through help is no better.
| Going through troubleshooting only comes up with an error report window.
| I can't even see whats on the disks.
| I can put in a music CD or a photo CD and can use them no problem.
| I have successfully downloaded the updates for windows XP and have had no
| improvement in the situation.
| This is a brand new computer and I have no virus's or trojan horses,
| since I have not had time to accept any emails yet. The only thing I have
| downloaded are the windows updates.
| I have tried vaious disks from game disks to camera software to word, but
| all fail to boot.
| I'm either missing something obvious or something is wrong with the
| setup.exe, I can't tell which.
| All I can say is if this was my computer it would be a Macintosh.
|
|
|

 

[HillBillyBuddhist]

| I seem to have a very unusual problem installing programs with XP home
| edition. I've never had such a problem installing software on any other
| version of windows but now they have this great installation wizard.
| The problem is that when I put a CD with a program, including the XP
| windows Disk, it wont boot, the CD rom drive( D: ) will spin but then up
| comes the message " failure to initialize properly(0xc0000006)."



Several references to that error here. Perhaps something will be helpful.

http://search.experts-exchange.com/search.jsp?query=0xc0000006&searchType=all&Submit.x=31&Submit.y=9

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