XP install problem.

Hey,

In need of some help...

I'm currently re-installing XP onto one of my older laptops, cleared all hard drive partitions etc, all fine. Start installing XP and its all going fine... until:

"Fatal Error"

"An erro has been encountered that prevents setup from continuing.

Setup failed to install the product catalogs, This is a fatal error. The setup log files contain more information."

Press ok the view setup log file."

So I click ok to view the "setup log file" and its telling me theres a "Data error (cyclic redundancy check)".

Tryed cleaning the disk as suggested in the text provided and its clean so i don't think thats the problem.

I have also tryed to just boot XP but sinch I cleared all partitions I cant.

Anyone know anyway of fixing this problem?

How can I just boot XP?

Can I continue with installation in anyway?

Thanks.

 

Have you reviewed this MS article?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823303

 

Thanks for the reply Kegobeer,

As instructed in the link you sent me I type "cd\windows\system32\" and i get the responce "The system cannot find the patch specified" So that does'nt work and I know the RAM is fine etc.

Any other options?

 

What CD are you using? Please post a pic if you can otherwise just tell us what it says.

 

Ahh got it to work, I was using a XP pro disk, managed to dig out an XP home put it in and did the "cd\windows\system32\" command promt etc.

And it's now working.

Thanks for the help Kegobeer and goodspeed.

 

Glad you figured it out. I have done that many times myself.