XP Home SP1 Setup Need help

[Johnathan]

Sounds like a corupted CD to me.
>-----Original Message-----
> From a computer with no OS Im tring to install XP Home
>SP1 Full Edition. I've read all the articles on how to
do
>an install but Im getting errors I cant find on the
>website.
>
> Ive had XP installed before on this computer and I meet
>all XP requirements. I get as far as Installing windows
>with 38 minutes left and I get the following Errors.
>Please help if you can. Thanks
>
>Error:1
> Instalation Failed: D:\I386\asms error message:
>Incorrect function.
>
>Error:2
> Fatal Error: One fo the components that windows
>need to continue setup couldnt be installed. Incorrect
>function.
>
>Error:3
> SXS.dll : syntax error in Manifest or policy file.
>D:\I386\asms\1000\msft\windows\gdiplus\gdiplus.man Line 4
>
>
>
>
>.
>

[Malke]

Johnathan wrote:

> Sounds like a corupted CD to me.
>>-----Original Message-----
>> From a computer with no OS Im tring to install XP Home
>>SP1 Full Edition. I've read all the articles on how to
> do
>>an install but Im getting errors I cant find on the
>>website.
>>
>> Ive had XP installed before on this computer and I meet
>>all XP requirements. I get as far as Installing windows
>>with 38 minutes left and I get the following Errors.
>>Please help if you can. Thanks
>>
>>Error:1
>> Instalation Failed: D:\I386\asms error message:
>>Incorrect function.

(snippage)

If after checking the physical cd as suggested you find it is all right,
do a RAM test. Most failures to install MS operating systems are
because of faulty hardware, starting with the RAM as first culprit
followed by the hard drive as the next.

Malke
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