(XP Installation) File Copy Errors

[Paco Supreme]

On the other hand, each time I have encountered these problems, it has been
a hardware problem... more specifically, memory.

I have seen this problem several times where an installation of an operating
system craps out with what appear to be read errors on the media at various
intervals. On every occassion, I have found memory problems with the target
systems. One such occassion was an installation of Small Business Server
2003 on a new system with Corsair (one of the best IMHO) memory.

The relatively new DDR RAM can and does go bad with greater frequency than
the SDRAM of yesteryear.

Carl

I'm going though a similiar problem while trying to do a clean
installation of XP Pro. I would be at the graphic screen (the one
where they tell you about XP's features while it's busy installing) and
after a while I get the message box "Copy Error: Cannot copy [file]..."
and asks if I want continue set-up. There's a "Browse" button where I
could point to the file on the CD. The CD-Rom seems to work okay
because I'm able to locate and select the file from the CD. But still,
it won't copy and keeps giving me the Copy Error message. So I try
continuing setup but I keep getting Copy Error messages for what it
seems like every dl_ and ex_ file that comes after, until I finally
decide to give up and try installing XP later.

My question is if it's likely that this copy error problem stems from a
problem with the memory. My computer has a 512MB DDR SDRAM. Also
consider that the reason while I'm doing this clean installation is
because while I'm on either Internet Explorer or FireFox almost every
time I get that dreaded "[Application] has encountered a problem..and
must close down" message along with the "Send Error Report" and "Don't
Send" buttons that don't do diddly-squat.

Any help will be appreciated

 

[Rock]

On the other hand, each time I have encountered these problems, it has been
a hardware problem... more specifically, memory.

I have seen this problem several times where an installation of an operating
system craps out with what appear to be read errors on the media at various
intervals. On every occassion, I have found memory problems with the target
systems. One such occassion was an installation of Small Business Server
2003 on a new system with Corsair (one of the best IMHO) memory.

The relatively new DDR RAM can and does go bad with greater frequency than
the SDRAM of yesteryear.

Carl

I'm going though a similiar problem while trying to do a clean
installation of XP Pro. I would be at the graphic screen (the one
where they tell you about XP's features while it's busy installing) and
after a while I get the message box "Copy Error: Cannot copy [file]..."
and asks if I want continue set-up. There's a "Browse" button where I
could point to the file on the CD. The CD-Rom seems to work okay
because I'm able to locate and select the file from the CD. But still,
it won't copy and keeps giving me the Copy Error message. So I try
continuing setup but I keep getting Copy Error messages for what it
seems like every dl_ and ex_ file that comes after, until I finally
decide to give up and try installing XP later.

My question is if it's likely that this copy error problem stems from a
problem with the memory. My computer has a 512MB DDR SDRAM. Also
consider that the reason while I'm doing this clean installation is
because while I'm on either Internet Explorer or FireFox almost every
time I get that dreaded "[Application] has encountered a problem..and
must close down" message along with the "Send Error Report" and "Don't
Send" buttons that don't do diddly-squat.

Any help will be appreciated

Check the memory by running these two programs. Run each of them for
some time, not just a single pass.

Memtest86+
http://www.memtest.org/

Windows Memory Diagnostic
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

If there are errors replace the memory.

Download a drive diagnostic utility from the hard drive manufacturer's
web site and check the drive.

Get a CD laser lens cleaner kit and clean the CD drive. Try a different
drive. Clean the CD and / or try a different installation CD.