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Mark Barnes (Jao)
Hi
I'm having a big problem. I can no longer install windows XP using genuine
media when using new CD/DVD hardware. Using old hardware I am having no
issues (I'm just waiting for the last of my 12X CDROM's to die then I'm
screwed)
I've tried old trusted install disks, and new freshly unsealed disks, and
all seem to fail during the "Setup is copying files" stage with the message
"Setup cannot copy the file: <insert filename here> To retry press enter
etc.".
My guess is that MS foresaw the day everyone had a CDRW/DVDRW and
manufactured the media so that these drives could not read the disks,
therefore could not copy them. Only problem is, nowdays it's impossible to
buy one that doesn't have this feature.
Is there an official solution to this problem, other than "Upgrade to Vista"?
Cheers
I'm having a big problem. I can no longer install windows XP using genuine
media when using new CD/DVD hardware. Using old hardware I am having no
issues (I'm just waiting for the last of my 12X CDROM's to die then I'm
screwed)
I've tried old trusted install disks, and new freshly unsealed disks, and
all seem to fail during the "Setup is copying files" stage with the message
"Setup cannot copy the file: <insert filename here> To retry press enter
etc.".
My guess is that MS foresaw the day everyone had a CDRW/DVDRW and
manufactured the media so that these drives could not read the disks,
therefore could not copy them. Only problem is, nowdays it's impossible to
buy one that doesn't have this feature.
Is there an official solution to this problem, other than "Upgrade to Vista"?
Cheers