.SIF file used by Setup is corrupt or missing

G

Guest

I have a DELL Demension 2400 that I ran F disk on and now tring to reload
Windows XP Home. When I get to the installing part Windows XP Home, it goes
through the checking of hardware and software compatability and comes back
with this error:
The following value in the .SIF file used by Setup is corrupt or missing:

Value 0 on the line in section [SourceDisksFiles] with key "SP1.cab".

Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3.

What can I do to resolve the problem and get my computer back up and
working. Thank you all for your help.
 
S

Shenan Stanley

BnBSmith90 said:
I have a DELL Demension 2400 that I ran F disk on and now tring to
reload Windows XP Home. When I get to the installing part Windows
XP Home, it goes through the checking of hardware and software
compatability and comes back with this error:
The following value in the .SIF file used by Setup is corrupt or
missing:

Value 0 on the line in section [SourceDisksFiles] with key
"SP1.cab".

Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3.

What can I do to resolve the problem and get my computer back up and
working. Thank you all for your help.

Original CD that Dell sent you (or the original recovery partition)?
Contact Dell.
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| I have a DELL Demension 2400 that I ran F disk on and now tring to reload
| Windows XP Home. When I get to the installing part Windows XP Home, it goes
| through the checking of hardware and software compatability and comes back
| with this error:
| The following value in the .SIF file used by Setup is corrupt or missing:
|
| Value 0 on the line in section [SourceDisksFiles] with key "SP1.cab".
|
| Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3.
|
| What can I do to resolve the problem and get my computer back up and
| working. Thank you all for your help.
 
D

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

Hello,
Everytime I have seen this error the boot floppies were being used to start
setup.
The boot floppies that were used do not match the version of the CD that is
being used.
If the CD is SP1 then the boot floppies for the SP1 cd must be used.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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