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Error 1305

Jul 17, 2005 6:59AM PDT

I had to reformat my windows xp, and ever since then I cant install windows xp...error 1305....it says exactly the following. Can not read FILES/PFILES/COMMON/MSSHARED/MSPAPER/ENGLISH.LNG

No matter what i try I can not get it to work. Prior to this i had some problems in trying to get it to read my driver cd, but after numerous tries and many hours i finally got it to work. Can someone please help.

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Error 1305 continued
Jul 17, 2005 7:00AM PDT

I meanti cant install office xp,not windows xp.

Ann

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Jul 17, 2005 8:10AM PDT
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321339 notes you likely have a media or drive issue.

But since you write " I had to reformat my windows xp", my bet is a bum or incomplete XP install. Very few know that Microsoft doesn't install motherboard and more drivers.

Bob