RE: Windows 2003 Server install problems! Please help!

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From: Darrell Gorter[MSFT] (Darrellg_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 00:11:14 GMT

Hello Matt,
Is there anything on the partitions?
Can you delete any existing partitions?
Are you booting from the CD?
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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>I've got a big problem. 25 to be exact. One of the
>classes on campus is installing 2003 server. The only
>problem is the evaluation copies all give the same error.
>
>"Setup cannot format the partition.
>
>Your computer may not have enough memory to perform this
>operation, or your Windows CDROM may contain some
>corrupted files.
>
>Setup cannot continue. To quit setup hit F3."
>
>The computers are all the same, AMD 2400s with 512MB
>memory. I've switched out the memory for known working
>ones (it didn't help). I've tried 6 different disks, no
>help. I've installed the copies to a classroom of other
>computers (866 PIII's) and that went without a hitch.
>I've also tried 3 different hard drives (a 60GB IBM, 20GB
>Western Digital and a 40GB Maxtor), but that didn't help
>either.
>
>The problem occurs whether you select full format or
>quick format. Whatever you press, a second later, that
>pops up.
>
>So, if it's not the disks or the memory or the computer,
>what is it?
>

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