Bosco Posted October 29, 2003 Posted October 29, 2003 This is now happened to me twice on two computers, I get everything set and boot from CD to install WinXP and get part way through then all of a sudden it starts having problems reading from the cd such as it can't find certain dll files. I have tried other windows CD's it still does the samething. I can install it the CD on other systems just not this one. If you start skipping the files it screws up the install, any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 are you using the 52x or dvd to load windows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Grim Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 This happends to me all the time with my Windows 2k cd. Just whipe it off and stick it back in and it works. One time i even had to run it under water for it to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
O(V)eGA_l2el) Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 Are there any scracthes, finger prints on the disc surface? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poligoon Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 Do you just have problems with Windows cds or others too, cause your lens might be dirty. you can pick up a lens cleaner for like $10 Can at like Wal Mart or Radio Shack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 I'm beginning to think that you people don't even read posts all the way through anymore, because he had answered all your questions/suggestions in his post already. He's tried other CD's, and it works on other comps. So, anyways, I had the same problem. I thought it was the CD and tried others, including legitimate retail copies, and it still failed. (If you're using all burned copies, then try and get a retail copy and try it). I got a new cpu and mobo for the computer (everything else the same), and then the CD worked fine, and i'm actually on it right now (not the one in my sig). In other words, it could be a bad mobo. That was the conclusion i reached, after testing the harddrive and seeing that that wasn't corrupt...and testing the memory, and knowing that wasn't corrupt, i was left with only one alternative...bad mobo...and i was right (well techincally i don't know if i'm right because i didn't test my old mobo, but this new one works, so theoretically i am right ) Anyways, if you can test the mobo out, do that, or just go fork over the money for a new one like i did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 I'm beginning to think that you people don't even read posts all the way through anymore, because he had answered all your questions/suggestions in his post already. He's tried other CD's, and it works on other comps. Anyways I figured out what it was turns out it was a bad stick of memory thanks for the help though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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