Try new CD drive

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From: "Kyle B via WindowsKB.com" <forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:58:01 GMT

I had the exact same problem with upgrading to XP home edition.
It turns out my CD drive was a bit antiquated.
It was 8x (stop laughing)
and I tried a 52x cd drive and, no probs. I have encountered this problem
with other software.
This is my suggestion.

Best of Luck

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