unable to install xp home

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XP Home full version. Partitioned and formated both my
drives. Tried installing from both CD drives and tried
boot disks (6 pack floppies) from M.S. into both Hard
drives. I get this:
The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is
corrupted or missing: Value 0 on the line in section
[SourceDiskFiles] with key "SP1.cab".
Setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3.
Yadi Yadi Dah......God I can't believe this.
So anyway, I paid 2 bills to buy this right? So I go to
contact online support. They (actually the web site)wants
m,e to put in a product I.D.#..... Guess where they send
you to find the product I.D.#???? LOL. Go to
Start/control panel/system/ and it will be there. Jesus.
Anyway...what the hell? Anybody know what's up? :)
Thanks, Bruce
 
Bruce --

Are you using a set of Windows XP setup floppy disks? If you are,
you're using the wrong set:

Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310994

There are two different versions of setup disks for Windows XP.
If you have a Windows XP CD without Service Pack 1, you need to use
the first set listed. If you have a Windows XP CD that includes SP1,
then use the ones listed at the bottom of the page.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell

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| XP Home full version. Partitioned and formated both my
| drives. Tried installing from both CD drives and tried
| boot disks (6 pack floppies) from M.S. into both Hard
| drives. I get this:
| The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is
| corrupted or missing: Value 0 on the line in section
| [SourceDiskFiles] with key "SP1.cab".
| Setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3.
| Yadi Yadi Dah......God I can't believe this.
| So anyway, I paid 2 bills to buy this right? So I go to
| contact online support. They (actually the web site)wants
| m,e to put in a product I.D.#..... Guess where they send
| you to find the product I.D.#???? LOL. Go to
| Start/control panel/system/ and it will be there. Jesus.
| Anyway...what the hell? Anybody know what's up? :)
| Thanks, Bruce
 
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