Missing File When Installing XP SP2

sagaboy2 · 28 Mar 2006 at 13:00

After going through the setup for windows XP, it seems to hang and stutter as it gets to the end jsut before saving settings.

It then askes me to insert the windows SP2 disk....which is already in the drive :confused:

It wants the file "i386", but when I click on the optical drive in the menu it says its unavailable.

Im confused as to why the optical drive does not appear at this point but all the files before hand are copied from the drive.

Any ideas, im going to try a different drive later on.

*edit* Spec if needed

X2 4400
DFI Expert
200GB spinpoint sata
1GB corsair pro Cas2
HP dvd lightscribe drive

sagaboy2 · 28 Mar 2006 at 16:24

iv changed the drive now and its still doing it

although i did notice a massive increase in speed of the installation up until this point.

sagaboy2 · 28 Mar 2006 at 16:38

its just gota tiny tiny scratches on it, its worked fine in the past in the same condition.

sagaboy2 · 28 Mar 2006 at 16:42

right thats it, 6 attempts is enough im getting out the SP1 disk....*shivers*