WXP setup - Unable to copy - Invalid Windows Image

[tetreaultl]

I'm trying to install WXP on to a PC I just bought.

When I tried to install at the stage in the bootable setup when it is
copying needed files from the CD to the HD, at around 17 % setup starts
to throw up errors saying that some files are not valid windows images -
files such as ntoskrnl.exe and various other critical dll's and exe's.

If I press enter repeatedly to retry the file copy sometimes setup manages
to copy it correctly, but most of the time not. Ignoring the errors by
pressing escape does not help either.

I have tried installing WXP from other CD same result

I then tried installing Win98 on the same PC with the original CD drive, and
it worked just fine, and I had 98 up and running in no time.
I then formatted the drive and tried to install W2K.. not fully - only as
a test to see if I could get past copying files stage, yet the same errors
occurred.

Thank's in advance

Louis

Specs of the problem PC:
Neat-MBL800DL-a4-0129 Motherboad
512 Mb Ram
1x 30Gb Maxtor IDE HD
1x CD-ROM (Generic)

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

1x CD Rom?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
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Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
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Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"tetreaultl" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to install WXP on to a PC I just bought.
>
> When I tried to install at the stage in the bootable setup when it is
> copying needed files from the CD to the HD, at around 17 % setup starts
> to throw up errors saying that some files are not valid windows images -
> files such as ntoskrnl.exe and various other critical dll's and exe's.
>
> If I press enter repeatedly to retry the file copy sometimes setup manages
> to copy it correctly, but most of the time not. Ignoring the errors by
> pressing escape does not help either.
>
> I have tried installing WXP from other CD same result
>
> I then tried installing Win98 on the same PC with the original CD drive,
> and
> it worked just fine, and I had 98 up and running in no time.
> I then formatted the drive and tried to install W2K.. not fully - only as
> a test to see if I could get past copying files stage, yet the same errors
> occurred.
>
> Thank's in advance
>
> Louis
>
> Specs of the problem PC:
> Neat-MBL800DL-a4-0129 Motherboad
> 512 Mb Ram
> 1x 30Gb Maxtor IDE HD
> 1x CD-ROM (Generic)
>
>

[D.Currie]

Marginal or incompatible ram.

"tetreaultl" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to install WXP on to a PC I just bought.
>
> When I tried to install at the stage in the bootable setup when it is
> copying needed files from the CD to the HD, at around 17 % setup starts
> to throw up errors saying that some files are not valid windows images -
> files such as ntoskrnl.exe and various other critical dll's and exe's.
>
> If I press enter repeatedly to retry the file copy sometimes setup manages
> to copy it correctly, but most of the time not. Ignoring the errors by
> pressing escape does not help either.
>
> I have tried installing WXP from other CD same result
>
> I then tried installing Win98 on the same PC with the original CD drive,
and
> it worked just fine, and I had 98 up and running in no time.
> I then formatted the drive and tried to install W2K.. not fully - only as
> a test to see if I could get past copying files stage, yet the same errors
> occurred.
>
> Thank's in advance
>
> Louis
>
> Specs of the problem PC:
> Neat-MBL800DL-a4-0129 Motherboad
> 512 Mb Ram
> 1x 30Gb Maxtor IDE HD
> 1x CD-ROM (Generic)
>
>

[tetreaultl]

You put finger on the problem, I changed memory simm and ti's work perfectly
after.

Louis


"D.Currie" > a écrit dans le message de
...
> Marginal or incompatible ram.
>
> "tetreaultl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm trying to install WXP on to a PC I just bought.
> >
> > When I tried to install at the stage in the bootable setup when it is
> > copying needed files from the CD to the HD, at around 17 % setup starts
> > to throw up errors saying that some files are not valid windows images -
> > files such as ntoskrnl.exe and various other critical dll's and exe's.
> >
> > If I press enter repeatedly to retry the file copy sometimes setup
manages
> > to copy it correctly, but most of the time not. Ignoring the errors by
> > pressing escape does not help either.
> >
> > I have tried installing WXP from other CD same result
> >
> > I then tried installing Win98 on the same PC with the original CD drive,
> and
> > it worked just fine, and I had 98 up and running in no time.
> > I then formatted the drive and tried to install W2K.. not fully - only
as
> > a test to see if I could get past copying files stage, yet the same
errors
> > occurred.
> >
> > Thank's in advance
> >
> > Louis
> >
> > Specs of the problem PC:
> > Neat-MBL800DL-a4-0129 Motherboad
> > 512 Mb Ram
> > 1x 30Gb Maxtor IDE HD
> > 1x CD-ROM (Generic)
> >
> >
>
>