Now if that happened during a BIOS update, that's a problem.
Your issue sounds like an old CD/DVD drive. I fix the PC and then it installs.
Bob
Family member tried to reinstall XP pro on an old work laptop they had, something happened and the battery went dead during the install of the OS. We purchased a new battery online and it works, we tried to restart loading the OS again however it seems the computer is stuck in a loop. The OS is trying to load, even getting to the Set up screen stating "Set up will complete approximately 39 minutes" however I was told they used a boot leg copy and the system continues to ask for missing files from the disc, such as "asms" file. I was able to find a dell reinstallation cd with XP SP 3, but the computer will still not read the disc, I've tried to set the reboot option to the cd rom to attempt to reinstall, again but it bypassing the disc and going straight to the Set up Windows XP screen. Is there a problem with the disc drive? Is there anyway to fix the loop? I do not want to pay more than the laptop is worth to just reload the OS when I have all of the discs. Please email if have any ideas or recommendations.

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