XP Professional installation error

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Rob

Hello,

I have had to reinstall my operating system, before doing
so i have formatted my hard drive. When I now try to
install my operating system i get a cyclic redundancy
check, I386\asms data error this file could not be installed.

Can anyone suggest a way to resolve this issue.

Thanks

Rob
 
Greetings --

Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
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.


Bruce Chambers

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Hi,

Thanks for your response, am using my oem cd which i did
the original install from approx 2 months ago. The cd looks
fine and has only been used for the initail install and
stored since then.
 
hi,
thanks for your reply i cant see why this has happened
the xp instillation disc has only been used once for my
other computer. everything in the pc is brand new so it
cant be because of any of the components
 
HI,

Current situation is the same, have run Maxtor's utilities
on the hard drive which indicate that it is ok. Have tried
another hard drive with the same result. Have run memmory
checking utility which indicates it is ok. Have tried
installation from another CD drive. Motherboard was working
ok and all these components were only a couple of months old.

Anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks

Rob........
 
HI,

Current situation is the same, have run Maxtor's utilities
on the hard drive which indicate that it is ok. Have tried
another hard drive with the same result. Have run memmory
checking utility which indicates it is ok. Have tried
installation from another CD drive. Motherboard was working
ok and all these components were only a couple of months old.

Anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks

Rob........
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Rob, a cyclic redundancy error means that the signature on the packaged
files is not matching up with the unpackaged results. This can be due to
many factors. Since the CD has worked before and was nicely stored since
its last use, you know that its content is good. That leaves a hardware
problem of some sort. Could be flakey RAM, a timing problem with the CDRom
drive reading the CD and the writes to the hard drive, etc.

If your CD has an option to run it from within Windows or by itself, choose
the option that runs without loading Windows at all. If you are trying to
run it from Wiundows, perhaps a program such as antivirus protection is
slowing up things and causing the CRC errors.

If you continue to have problems with this, you'll need to take it up with
the manufacturer's tech support. Their recovery program is not working as
designed and they need to help you sort that out. If it does turn out to be
a hardware problem, working with them will also get the documentation
underway that will be needed for repairs that are covered by the warranty.
 
HI,

Current situation is the same, have run Maxtor's utilities
on the hard drive which indicate that it is ok. Have tried
another hard drive with the same result. Have run memmory
checking utility which indicates it is ok. Have tried
installation from another CD drive. Motherboard was working
ok and all these components were only a couple of months old.

Anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks

Rob........
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Sounds like a dirty or scratched cd (flawed) the cabfile that the
original files were copied from may be corrupted.. Also check the bios
to be sure you do not have features such as atapi enhancement or top
performance are not on (ami). UDMA (phoenix & award). If you are using
ATAPI 66/100 use the 33.33m/s transfer mode and be sure the data cable
isn't physically near the power cabling on th drive (touching), as
this can cause transfer errors.

Lester Stiefel

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OK, based on that and the followup information since, I think you should
call your OEM's tech support.
 
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