XP Home (OEM disk) hanging at install on new hardware

[Guest]

I upgraded several components of a previously self-built system with:

motherboard (Asus P5P800)
CPU (P4 2.8Ghz - T socket)
hard drive (Maxtor 120Gb)
ram (PQI 512Mb P3200 DDR)

The old hard drive was completely removed so it should be a new system.
I'm getting a message, "Setup cannot copy the file: driver.cab"
What should I do?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you have an OEM CD, you won't be able to install it onto another hard
disk. It is 'tied' to the first one it is installed onto.

 

[Guest]

Hi,Will:

I purchased the OEM disk new along with the upgrade hardware. The retailer
said it should work fine . . .

 

[george]

given that you apparently talked to the retailer about your intended actions
with the software and the purchased hardware, and given he told you it would
work just fine, I'd make it *his* problem and go back to have him solve it.

my 2c

george

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have you had the disk checked by the retailer you bought it from - to make
sure it isn't damaged? If it's a new hard disk + OEM CD, XP should install
without any problems.

 

[jimbo]

I upgraded several components of a previously self-built system with:

motherboard (Asus P5P800)
CPU (P4 2.8Ghz - T socket)
hard drive (Maxtor 120Gb)
ram (PQI 512Mb P3200 DDR)

The old hard drive was completely removed so it should be a new system.
I'm getting a message, "Setup cannot copy the file: driver.cab"
What should I do?

I bought a WinXP OEM with some memory. It installed without problem. I
would go after the supplier of the OEM CD.

Good luck, jimbo

 

[Guest]

Thanks for suggestions! Turns out that the OEM CD disk was defective!
Everything OK now!

 

[Guest]

Thanks ,jimbo!

OEM CD disk was defective! Everything OK now!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I upgraded several components of a previously self-built system with:

motherboard (Asus P5P800)
CPU (P4 2.8Ghz - T socket)
hard drive (Maxtor 120Gb)
ram (PQI 512Mb P3200 DDR)

The old hard drive was completely removed so it should be a new system.
I'm getting a message, "Setup cannot copy the file: driver.cab"
What should I do?

Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On much
less frequent occasions, a bad CD or defective CD drive can also cause
this.

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Bruce Chambers

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[Will Denny]

Glad your problem is solved.