can't install xp

[lettercarrieruk]

intel celeron 1.7 30gig hard drive. System kept tell me windows has performed an ilegal operation all the time, format disk re partioned it formated again tryed to install Xp, it then keeeps telling 1file cannot be copyied then 2 files then 3 ,4 so I cannot get Xp installed I also tryed Me same thing ,is it the ram ,can anyone help

[twiztidtruckie]

Sounds like maybe a bad hard drive or even the cd-rom may be bad. I sounds like its not ABLE to read the files. Try cleaning the XP disk, and remove any pci cards and extra drives you have on the machine and continue? I have had this happen, but it turned out the disk just needed a good cleaning.

Hope that helps.
Truckie

[lettercarrieruk]

Thank you for a quick reply
Hi
I have allready replaced the cd-rom ,how would I know if its the hard drive ,is there a way of checking .
Thanks
Lettercarrier

[tgxiii]

www.memtest86.com

Run a test on your memory. I've found that a lot of my problems with installing XP is due to bad memory.

[jeepinman]

Had the same problem i had 2 sticks of 128 and 1 stick of 256 xp would not load I would get error messages.removed the 256 and xp installed with no problems.

[RayH]

Sounded like a recent problem I had with three different installs:

Bad RAM; BAD CD ROM; BAD HARD DRIVE!

[lettercarrieruk]

Thanks all for replying, how do I test the memory, I have changed the cdrom nothing I am now going to get a hold of another drive and try it at the weekend, after that all thats left is the memory, unless anyone can think of anything else.
lettercarrieruk

[tgxiii]

Go to the link I gave above. Here it is again: www.memtest86.com

Since you think you have a bad CD-ROM drive, make a bootable floppy with Memtest86. Place it in your floppy drive, then turn on the computer. It will run tests on your memory.

[akinsey]

Amazing--I'm having the same problem. I've replaced everything, including the ram, and I mean EVERYTHING except the motherboard and it still fails to copy (starting at georgiai.ttf). I am very interested to see what other ideas you senior members can come up with.

[artsalas_2000]

Well, I ain't no genius, but I have had this problem before. I finally tried something real simple. Try clearing the CMOS first. If you still have the same problen, the BIOS may need to be flashed. If it's a Compaq or IBM board, you need the setup disks from IBM or Compaq to reset the bios.