Problems installing Windows XP Pro...

AtomicDude512

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So I install Windows XP Pro off of my CD doing a boot from CDROM because the hard drive is empty. It gets to starting to load the various drivers ("Press F6 to install Adaptec SCSI Driver, etc...) and it locks up on me! "Error Code 4", so I try again two times and both those times it says "Error Code 7". All are file copy errors by the way...

I cant figure what might be wrong...any suggestions please? Thanks! :)
 

AtomicDude512

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No, it's a legitimate OEM copy of Windows XP Pro.
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THis disc has had this problem before but a run through with the Disc-Doctor fixed but this time it's not.

Any other suggestions?
 

rmrf

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is it a laptop or desktop? either way, I have found that if a cdrom is dead, or on its way to dead, it will not read the cd right, and will spit out errors during the install. I have actually tested this in my lab, and a cdrom that is going dead will boot from a cd, but as soon as you try to pull lots of info off at a high rate of speed, it will give errors. give it a try and see what happens.
 

AtomicDude512

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Originally posted by: rmrf
is it a laptop or desktop? either way, I have found that if a cdrom is dead, or on its way to dead, it will not read the cd right, and will spit out errors during the install. I have actually tested this in my lab, and a cdrom that is going dead will boot from a cd, but as soon as you try to pull lots of info off at a high rate of speed, it will give errors. give it a try and see what happens.

It's a desktop computer and I just installed a new MSI CDROM because I was suspicious of the CDROM and now it gives me the errors listed above. :(
 

rmrf

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if you have some spare time, try booting from another os and doing an install. if that works, then your cd is probably bad. in that case, as long as you have a legit copy, you could use a buddies cd and just type in your license information. or just try another cd right off of the bat.
 

McMadman

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It could also be a problem with the cdrom drive itself. I've had a bad drive generate errors even though the cd was perfectly fine (tested in a known good drive)

Try swapping the drive and/or the cd.
 

AtomicDude512

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Originally posted by: McMadman
It could also be a problem with the cdrom drive itself. I've had a bad drive generate errors even though the cd was perfectly fine (tested in a known good drive)

Try swapping the drive and/or the cd.

If you read my post above I tried the disc in two different drives.
 

rmrf

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did you try booting another disc, linux or another version of windoze? I would try that to see if it is a bad disc, just in case.
 

McMadman

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Originally posted by: AtomicDude512
Originally posted by: McMadman
It could also be a problem with the cdrom drive itself. I've had a bad drive generate errors even though the cd was perfectly fine (tested in a known good drive)

Try swapping the drive and/or the cd.

If you read my post above I tried the disc in two different drives.

Whoops, didn't catch the mention of the second drive. Is it an original pressed cd, or a copy? is there anything wrong with the cd? (fingerprint/etc)

I suppose you could try making a copy of it, if its fully readable in another system.

Another possible option could be your ide cable, try swapping that with another one?
 

rmrf

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it doesn't sound like he is having problems with booting from the cd, it is just failing when he is in the install. my thought was, that if he could install another operating system, he would see that it was not the drive, but the actual cdrom that was bad.