Re: Fresh Install of XP fails
From: SteveT (SteveT_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/10/04
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:20:04 -0800
"XPUSER" wrote:
> "SteveT" <SteveT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2C3D483A-0B0A-4AB3-BE66-671A4EF8B7C5@microsoft.com...
> > After a hard drive failure, I'm trying to reinstall WinXP Home. The drive
> > formats fine. When the Windows install begins copying files to the hard
> > drive, it stops halfway through with the message,
> >
> > "Setup cannot copy the file: dx7ub.dll
> >
> > "to retry, press Enter
> >
> > "If you are installing from a CD make sure the Windows XP CD is in the CD
> > ROM Drive
> >
> > "To skip this file, press ESC . . ."
> >
> > I've tried a different CD with the same result. I even replaced the CD
> > ROM
> > drive, thinking it wasn't working correctly.
> >
> > If I press ESC, then the same message pops up with another file, then
> > another.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> ===========================================
> Since you have already tried a different CD and CDROM drive,
> and if those CD's do not have scratches or are dirty in any way,
> I would suspect some kind of RAM or Hard Drive problem.
> ===========================================
>
Thanks for the tip. Since it was acting this way with the old hard drive
and the old CD ROM, I guess that RAM is the only other possibility.
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