setup cannot copy the file....

"andy"

"andy"

"andy"

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argh this is driving me MAD

anyone know why i keep getting these errors installing windows.

spec

775 dual vsta mobo
805d cpu
geil ddr400 ram
6800gs agp card

ive tried another mobo and get the same error
tried multiple dvd drives and still get the error
tried a complete different mobo and cpu and got the same errors
tried 4 different hdds

i even looked at my faithful windows disk and decided it looked scratched too bits so i bought a new copy and still get the same errors when i try and install windows.

i really am baffled and am about to breakout into tears :p it gets stuck on a different file every time .

any other ideas to try before i go insane .
 
Are the HDDs SATA? If so, you need to press F6 at the bottom when it asks for third-party SCSI/RAID drivers, and have the drivers required by your chipset on a floppy.
 
really :eek: i thought that was just if i wanted to raid them ?

ill try that but iirc i tried to install it onto an ata drive too and failed
 
I have had that.. and afterwards I realized all my drives were a bit buggered from never having been completely erased before partitioning and installing an OS. So I used a zero writer to completely erase the contents of my drives and that cleared up the issue.
 
andy8271 said:
really :eek: i thought that was just if i wanted to raid them ?

ill try that but iirc i tried to install it onto an ata drive too and failed
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I didn't think you did either, especially as I want to use my SATA drives in IDE mode, but aparrantly you do.

I'm currently integrating them into Windows using www.nliteos.com
 
I just used the default settings with a WD raptor and Windows installed straight away.
When I decided to go for RAID in the end, then I obviously had to use the F6 option during install. :(
The drivers are only for RAID!
 
FunkyCowie said:
I have had that.. and afterwards I realized all my drives were a bit buggered from never having been completely erased before partitioning and installing an OS. So I used a zero writer to completely erase the contents of my drives and that cleared up the issue.
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have you got an example of such program i could use ?

that could be my problem as all the drives ive been trying probly havent been fully erased before either.

am trying an intall on an ide drive as we speak. fingers crossed as this is really getting to me now
 
ok im about to officially give up on my pc. now im getting bsods left right and centre :mad:

also the file vga.sys is supposedly corrupted along with a million other random errors :(
 
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Rivey said:
Could be the RAM. Try a combination of the different sticks.
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Yeah, definitely sounds like a ram problem. "Can't copy file", "Can't find file or File Missing or Corrupt" are common errors when the ram is faulty.
 
i have done :( i really am baffled. am going to try borrowing another optical drive tommorow incase the 3 ive tried are all magically broke.

also tried new cables, old cables,other ppls cables etc



i think im just cursed in all honesty
 
Have you tried one stick of ram at a time, in different slots?

I doubt very much that it's a DVD drive or Hard drive problem, my money's on the ram/cpu.
 
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if you get a xp boot disk...

http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml

You'll want the 'MS Windows XP System setup disk'

On that disk aside from FDisk (very handy) is software for low level formating your drive... it takes a while... it basically writes zeros to the drive.. erasing everything. Its called Zerofill

Alternatively you could try Ultimate Bootdisk (On CD) and use the neat software on their to trouble shoot your system.

And if you think it is memory then use memtest86+ which has a floppy version to test it. This is of course assuming you have a floppy drive :)
 
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