Many files not copying in WinXP Pro install

Air Marshal · 9 Sep 2006 at 16:09

When trying to install Windows XP Pro onto a fresh-built Shuttle SK22G2, I'm getting lots of messages telling me files cannot be copied and either to skip, retry or abort. How so?

Air Marshal · 9 Sep 2006 at 16:10

Okay, now it blue-screened. Any ideas?

michael baxter · 9 Sep 2006 at 16:11

Duff CD?

Air Marshal · 9 Sep 2006 at 16:22

I reckon now that it's because I neglected to install the SATA drivers. Problem is, I have no floppy drive.

Would setup see it if I plugged in a USB key with the drivers on?

MarcLister · 9 Sep 2006 at 16:33

Air Marshal said:
I reckon now that it's because I neglected to install the SATA drivers. Problem is, I have no floppy drive.

Would setup see it if I plugged in a USB key with the drivers on?

Honestly not sure about that. But you could integrate the drivers using nLite. You'd have to copy the Windows disc over to your PC then run nLite and integrate the drivers before making an ISO file that you then burn to CD/DVD and run.

You could even configure nLite to remove any bits of Windows you don't use/need and even enter your CD key to make the install automated, unattended and a bit quicker.

Air Marshal · 9 Sep 2006 at 21:57

WinXP install reports that VIA------.sys is corrupted, and I have to abort. Any more ideas?

MarcLister · 9 Sep 2006 at 22:04

Air Marshal said:
WinXP install reports that VIA------.sys is corrupted, and I have to abort. Any more ideas?

Sounds like a borked disc to me.

Air Marshal · 9 Sep 2006 at 22:10

That's using the streamlined disc, by the way.

marc2003 · 9 Sep 2006 at 22:19

it's quite often a problem with your ram when you get file copy errors during windows setup.

Memphis · 9 Sep 2006 at 22:39

Had similar issues with a crap optical drive, so just another thing for you to check.

Air Marshal · 9 Sep 2006 at 22:46

How do I check all this stuff? I don't have an endless supply of components to swap in and out on a whim.

Memphis · 10 Sep 2006 at 15:03

Air Marshal said:
How do I check all this stuff? I don't have an endless supply of components to swap in and out on a whim.

Borrow them then.

The only way to troubleshoot is to test new components. If you can't do that, you won't get anywhere I'm afraid.

Beans on toast Dave · 10 Sep 2006 at 15:05

do you have one or teo sticks of ram if two you could take one out, then try,if still no sucess try other one

Mekrel · 10 Sep 2006 at 15:23

It isnt the fact you didn't install SATA drivers, as if that were the case, Windows setup would not be able to see the drive to install onto in the first place.

stoofa · 12 Sep 2006 at 12:38

I had a similar problem to you about six weeks ago.

No matter which CD I attempted to install from (My originals or the slipstreamed versions I'd made) I'd get an error on various files being copied.

Hardware:

Conroe
Gigabyte DS4
WD SATA HD on ICH8R (AHCI Mode)
Samsung SATA CD/DVD-RW

F6 boot as I was running the HD in AHCI mode I needed to install the drivers early on during the installation.

Attempted numerous times and just couldn't get anywhere.
In the end I found that if I kept the HD's in "Standard IDE" mode rather than AHCI and so no longer needed to F6 then everything installed fine.

If I wanted to keep the HDs in AHCI mode then I found removing the Samsung CD/DVD-ROM drive and replacing it with my old PATA CD/DVD-ROM drive was the only option I had.

In the end I kept the HDs in AHCI, went back to my Pioneer PATA CD/DVD-ROM drive and sold my Samsung SATA drive for almost the same as what I'd paid for it - for some reason my motherboard or the SATA drivers just didn't seem to like a SATA optical drive.

probedb · 12 Sep 2006 at 13:02

I had this last time I installed on a new mobo.....upped the voltage to the memory and it worked fine.