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Problem installing win xp pro

Hey,

Im trying to install a fresh copy of win xp pro but on the last 29min of the installation a message comes up saying "some files on windows xp professional CD-ROM are needed?"
can anyone help?

Thanks

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Hey,

Im trying to install a fresh copy of win xp pro but on the last 29min of the installation a message comes up saying "some files on windows xp professional CD-ROM are needed?" can anyone help?

Thanks


ok,assuming you are using a winxp pro disk ,it might be that it cant copy said files because the disk is dirty ,take out the disk and clean it and replace disk and hit try again or similar option

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