installing xp

Question

I have had problems installing windows xp on a dell dimension 4400.  I have repartitioned the hard drive and setup begins.  It will get 10% through the setup and an error message will pop up and say that a file cannot be copied.  I hit return to retry to copy and doesn't work.  It says that if the files to be copied are not, then xp won't work correctly.  I get that with several files.  I have tried 2 xp disks and they both give the same error.  I'm stuck and am not for sure where to go from here.  HELP!!!

Dave Lyle · Answer

Have you set the bios to boot from the CD? Strange things can happen if you try to run the reinstallation CD from withing Windows.

Conrad Stockton · Answer

Forgetting to format the hard drive before starting installation can cause that problem in Win98. So can a scratch on the CD. Make sure you follow the WinXP setup screens carefully.     Later

tazrules2000 · Answer

Setting to boot to CD through the bios did no good.  I still get the files cannot copy error when I quick format and it still freezes when I do the full format.  Both ways should work.  What next???

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installing xp

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