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[shadow]

so im trying to fix my cousins comp. thing is all kinds of fucked up, so im trying to do a fresh install. but it keeps producing random errors at startup. most say that there is something wrong with the disk i am using. ive tried several different install disks and nothing, wtf?

[jagojon3]

What "random errors"

[shadow]

says it cant copy certain files, mostly ttf files which are font files right? then after that it goes to random ones so far, right now it says

accessib.chm
activeds.tlb
admtoolW.chm
adrop.hlp
adsnds.dll
adsnw.dll
agt0406.hlp


and it just kept going this time. this is the most its gone through.

[shadow]

hmm, dunno, ill try to swap it, HD date code is from nov 2004.

guessing the whole comp is from that date. its a damn dell.

[Kain]

might be a combination of bad cdrom, bad hard disc, or bad cd.

[shadow]

cd is good i know that much.

dunno about cd drive, but i believe they use it to burn, not saying that it means its good.

hd, hell idk.

comp got a virus according to them all i was getting was a bsod

[Jorsher]

If you burn installation discs too fast the installer will fuck up.

Try at a slower speed.

I couldn't figure out why my installation discs were failing, burned slower and it worked.  The files are all compressed heavily and if you have a small write error, it won't be able to recover.

Not saying that's the problem but it's worth a shot.

[Joseph Davis]

Also, if nothing else works stick your damn Windows install on a thumb drive.

[shadow]

ok, so i  brought the hd home, and its installing xp fine on my comp.

so either, cd drive is fucked and cant read the install disk right or memory gone bad?

or some other hardware failure(dont think so)

[Jorsher]

Also, if nothing else works stick your damn Windows install on a thumb drive.

Will rule out if the drive is bad...or just fine another to use.

What was the original problem with the OS?  If you're getting random errors, the hdd could be going bad.  A FULL format (not the quick) will find all the bad sectors and make them unavailable.  If the harddrive is dying this probably won't help, but if you haven't done a full format it wouldn't hurt.

If you're getting disc read errors I'd try a different drive if possible, and USB if not.

[BangBusMaster]

Ive had that problem twice, and it was bad ram both times. Its worth a try to swap some different sticks in or just run Memtest86 on it.

[BoostForLife]

Also, if nothing else works stick your damn Windows install on a thumb drive.

That's what I do with my install disks. I reinstall a couple of PCs a week, so  by putting them on the thumb drive it saves me lots of time because it reads and copies from a USB thumb drive much faster then from cd/dvd rom.
Also, creating a silent install XP disc helps a ton as well. Never have to enter user names, options, cd-keys. Does it all for me.

[Ntrain2k]

Also, if nothing else works stick your damn Windows install on a thumb drive.

That's what I do with my install disks. I reinstall a couple of PCs a week, so  by putting them on the thumb drive it saves me lots of time because it reads and copies from a USB thumb drive much faster then from cd/dvd rom.
Also, creating a silent install XP disc helps a ton as well. Never have to enter user names, options, cd-keys. Does it all for me.

Nlite rocks for that. Slipstream all updates, drivers, etc as well.

www.nliteos.com

[Joseph Davis]

I've only used nlite to slipstream a HDD driver onto a Compaq that ran a hidden partition with it's drivers and stuff on it, so that I could upgrade it from Vista to XP.  That shit worked sweet.

[Jorsher]

I have a copy of XP Corp that installs like that.  Just put it in, boot from cd, select a few menu things, half hour later XP corp is on there, never asked for a key or anything. <3 <3

Maybe the same one I used.

It was a "performance edition" with a lot of useless shiz deleted and disabled.  Still fully functional, just without all the crap, and installs with little input from me.  I keep meaning to set up an image that I can just run whenever I feel like a format, but have been too lazy.

[BoostForLife]

Also, if nothing else works stick your damn Windows install on a thumb drive.

That's what I do with my install disks. I reinstall a couple of PCs a week, so  by putting them on the thumb drive it saves me lots of time because it reads and copies from a USB thumb drive much faster then from cd/dvd rom.
Also, creating a silent install XP disc helps a ton as well. Never have to enter user names, options, cd-keys. Does it all for me.

Nlite rocks for that. Slipstream all updates, drivers, etc as well.

www.nliteos.com

That's what I used for mine, downloaded all the new drivers for Nvidia, ATI, Realtek, and shit. Now, rarely have to install drivers.

For making a thumb drive version, you just create a partition in vista on the thumb drive (4gb +), then do a direct copy paste of contents on the cd to the new thumb drive partion. Needs to be done all through command promp, though.