installing software from CD

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From: wd drive (drive_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:43:02 -0700

   I seem to have a very unusual problem installing programs with XP home
edition. I've never had such a problem installing software on any other
version of windows but now they have this great installation wizard.
   The problem is that when I put a CD with a program, including the XP
windows Disk, it wont boot, the CD rom drive( D: ) will spin but then up
comes the message " failure to initialize properly(0xc0000006)."
   If I try going through control panel-add new program I get a readmemory
writememory failure and that's it.
   Going through help is no better.
Going through troubleshooting only comes up with an error report window.
   I can't even see whats on the disks.
I can put in a music CD or a photo CD and can use them no problem.
I have successfully downloaded the updates for windows XP and have had no
improvement in the situation.
   This is a brand new computer and I have no virus's or trojan horses,
since I have not had time to accept any emails yet. The only thing I have
downloaded are the windows updates.
   I have tried vaious disks from game disks to camera software to word, but
all fail to boot.
   I'm either missing something obvious or something is wrong with the
setup.exe, I can't tell which.
All I can say is if this was my computer it would be a Macintosh.
   
   

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