Windows XP Pro setup problems

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Anthony

Firstly, this is a completely new system and it would not
read the WIN XP cd to begin with, so I had to go online
and create the 6 setup disks. A
ll was going well with the disk method...
I go through all 6 disks fine, then I put in the win XP
pro cd...
it goes fine for a while, I tell it to partition 4 gigs
and it formats it... (not using the FAT method, the other
one)...
it goes fine for a while, says that "setup is copying the
files into the windows installation folder"...
UNTTIILLLLL -
it says that the following file - lmrt.dll was not a
successful image or something like that...
it says that i can continue or retry... retrying does
nothing, if i continue, it gives me an error message
saying -

"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut
down to prevent damage to your computer"

followed by

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

Then it says that I have to restart the computer and that
my win xp cd is bad... this cannot be true, because ive
tried this with a brand spanking new disk and a backed up
one and neither ones work


what in the heck does this mean and what can I do?
 
Greetings --

The specific problem you're experiencing is most often caused by
defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of likelihood, either
RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On much less frequent
occasions, a bad CD or defective CD drive can also cause this.

Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are capable
of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Hardware Compatibility
List: (http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp)

You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for and sold with
Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent hardware
quality requirements. This is particularly true of many models in
Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's consumer-class
Pavilion product line. WinXP is quite sensitive to borderline
defective hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives)
that will still support Win9x.

Additionally, run Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you
have any incompatible hardware components or applications.


Bruce Chambers

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Greetings --

Sadly, the newness of a component is no guarantee that it's
defect-free. Anyway, since you can't even install the operating
system, the cause of the problem cannot very well be anything _except_
a hardware defect/incompatibility, or a bad CD. The CDFS file system
error seems to point in this direction. Have you tried using a
different installation CD?

Appendum: While I've never had a problem with the Lite-on CD
drives that I've used in the past, some people have reported quite a
few problems with them, particularly during OS installations. They're
not exactly high-end components.


Bruce Chambers

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