Re: can't install XP Pro --sp2.cab problem
From: Shrodinger's Cat (ShrodingersCat_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/23/05
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:15:03 -0800
Thanks for the message. I've been trying to boot from CD, but my computer
can't do it. The initial screen reads
Verifying DMI pool data ............
MTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
The CD-DVD drive is starting, but then stops.
If you've got any ideas, I'd really appreciate the help.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> You should not be booting from a floppy and formatting the hard drive. This
> process is handled from the XP cd.
>
> Start over. Put the XP cd in the drive and reboot. When the message "Press
> any key to boot from the cd..." appears, press any key.
>
> If the hard drive controller is ATA 133, press the F6 key when the message
> appears at the bottom of the screen and insert the driver disk when
> prompted. If the controller is ATA 100 you do not need to insert a floppy.
> When offered the opportunity, delete all partitions and create a new one
> from the unallocated space. Do a full format, NTFS.
>
> The system will reboot at intervals several times during the installation
> and the message "Press any key to boot from the cd..." will appear again.
> Do not press any key and let the system boot from the hard drive to continue
> the installation.
>
> --
> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
> "Shrodinger's Cat" <Shrodinger's Cat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:2080FB4F-839D-4140-9F58-BD8113E3E3C4@microsoft.com...
> > I'm trying to install XP Pro on a virgin computer(AMD Athlon 3500+
> > Winchester
> > on a new Gigabyte motherboard/brand new Seagate 160GB UltraATA hard disk).
> > Nothing on the hard drive as yet. After booting up from floppies and
> > formatting the hard drive, Setup stops and I receive the error message:
> >
> > The following value in the .SIF file by Setup is corrupted or missing.
> > Value 0 on the line section SourceDisksFiles] with key "SP2.cab"
> > Setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3.
> >
> > Have tried to set up 7 or 8 times now with the same results. Have remade
> > the
> > boot floppies twice. Can anyone help?
>
>
>
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