I recently built up a new system and have been trying to install xp but i keep getting "cannot copy (filename), press enter to retry, esc to skip, F3 to quit setup". when i press enter to retry, which could be from 1 to 101 times, i get various blue screens of death, or a black screen with a cursor. this happens with both xp home and xp pro. I've even tried to install 98 first so i could then do an upgrade, but it keeps hanging. I'm wondering if maybe my ram is dodgy?? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
benjamap
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Try cleaning your cd with screen cleaner or similar, then put it back in drive and see what haqppens. Sounds like either a dirty or scratched cd.
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DenisOxon
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Hi,
Try cleaning your cd with screen cleaner or similar, then put it back in drive and see what haqppens. Sounds like either a dirty or scratched cd.
benjamap
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both discs are in perfect condition but thanks. i think i've found the problem... faulty ram.
exchequer598
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This problem can occur when you burned your windows installation discs using the 'on-the-fly' mode.. Try using a temporary hard-disk image while burning so that your burn software doesn't mess up with erroneous files!
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