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[Richard B]

Keep getting error message,
Installation Failed; D:\I386\asms. Error Message; The
volume for a file has been externally altered so that the
opened file is no longer valid.

 

[Malke]

Keep getting error message,
Installation Failed; D:\I386\asms. Error Message; The
volume for a file has been externally altered so that the
opened file is no longer valid.

A quick Google shows that this error appears to be connected with faulty
media. Perhaps you are trying to install with a burned copy of XP and
not an actual retail disk? Give us some more details, please.

Malke