problem installing XP

[justin]

I finally got my computer up and running (sort of). I made
the XP boot disks and all that, and then it partitions my
drive. Right after it completes that it says:

"The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is
corrupted or missing. Value 0 on the line in section
[SourceDisksFiles] with key "SP1.cab" Setup cannot
continue. To quit press F3."

I've tried deleting the floppys and re-making the boot
disks, but have still ran into the same problem. I have no
idea what the problem could be...any help?



If it matters, my specs are:

D875PBZ Mobo

P4 3.06 500FSB

2x 256 PC2700 Crucial DDR

Radeon 9700 Pro

[Richard]

Hi Justin,

Boot Disks are not necessary to install XP and may be the source of the
problem.

Boot from the install cd. If you get a message saying " Press any key to
boot from the cd " Press something and follow the prompts. The install disk
will partition, format and install. Just follow the prompts

HTH
Richard
"justin" > wrote in message
...
> I finally got my computer up and running (sort of). I made
> the XP boot disks and all that, and then it partitions my
> drive. Right after it completes that it says:
>
> "The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is
> corrupted or missing. Value 0 on the line in section
> [SourceDisksFiles] with key "SP1.cab" Setup cannot
> continue. To quit press F3."
>
> I've tried deleting the floppys and re-making the boot
> disks, but have still ran into the same problem. I have no
> idea what the problem could be...any help?
>
>
>
> If it matters, my specs are:
>
> D875PBZ Mobo
>
> P4 3.06 500FSB
>
> 2x 256 PC2700 Crucial DDR
>
> Radeon 9700 Pro
>
>

[Harry Ohrn]

check here for an installation guide
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP (Windows Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
www.webtree.ca/newlife/


"justin" > wrote in message
...
> I finally got my computer up and running (sort of). I made
> the XP boot disks and all that, and then it partitions my
> drive. Right after it completes that it says:
>
> "The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is
> corrupted or missing. Value 0 on the line in section
> [SourceDisksFiles] with key "SP1.cab" Setup cannot
> continue. To quit press F3."
>
> I've tried deleting the floppys and re-making the boot
> disks, but have still ran into the same problem. I have no
> idea what the problem could be...any help?
>
>
>
> If it matters, my specs are:
>
> D875PBZ Mobo
>
> P4 3.06 500FSB
>
> 2x 256 PC2700 Crucial DDR
>
> Radeon 9700 Pro
>
>