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can't install windows XP

by JoeTom93 Jul 4, 2007 12:14PM PDT

I have been trying to boot XP on an old Dell Inspiron 8200. I am having a very difficult time for the CD drive is broken and I am using a USB drive. The computer's bios can't read off usb cd drives so I am using the 6 XP set-up floppies. I keep on getting through all of the 6 floppies and beginnning to use the cd but after I have tried to format a partition on my notebook, I get through what I think is the end of the formatting and get this error message.

"The following value in the .SIF file used by Setup is corruptedd or missing

value 0 on the line in section [source disk files] with key "SP1.cab"

Setup cannot continue"

Is there anyway I can fix this or does the disk from dell corrupted?

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XP (from) MS.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 4, 2007 12:25PM PDT

Doesn't do this. Fix the CD and then it should fly.

Bob

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how
by JoeTom93 Jul 4, 2007 12:30PM PDT

how can I fix the cd?

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Fix the CD drive
by MarkFlax Former Forum moderator Jul 4, 2007 10:55PM PDT

That drive needs to be repaired. Perhaps you need to take it to a repair shop.

Mark

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