disk error on ME install but not XP
 

When trying to reinstall ME after a clean format i receieve a serious disk
error when setup begins copying files. A new partition was created using
fdisk.
What I dont understand is that windows XP setup was run on it to test the
drive, and it installed with no problems. I have tried a few utilities to
scan the drive and none of them have shown any problems.

The drive seems to function normally except when ME tries to install, can
anybody point me to any potential problems?

disk error on ME install but not XP
 

Please post the exact error message.

Zee




"wild36a" wrote in message
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When trying to reinstall ME after a clean format i receieve a serious disk
error when setup begins copying files. A new partition was created using
fdisk.
What I dont understand is that windows XP setup was run on it to test the
drive, and it installed with no problems. I have tried a few utilities to
scan the drive and none of them have shown any problems.

The drive seems to function normally except when ME tries to install, can
anybody point me to any potential problems?

disk error on ME install but not XP
 

Sounds more like it's a problem with the installation media than with the
PC - have you tried reading it another PC?


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"wild36a" wrote in message
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When trying to reinstall ME after a clean format i receieve a serious disk
error when setup begins copying files. A new partition was created using
fdisk.
What I dont understand is that windows XP setup was run on it to test the
drive, and it installed with no problems. I have tried a few utilities to
scan the drive and none of them have shown any problems.

The drive seems to function normally except when ME tries to install, can
anybody point me to any potential problems?

disk error on ME install but not XP
 

The error message is "a serious disk error has occured. r for retry"
Retrying doesnt help. It happens when setup begins copying files.
No I havent tried the disk on another machine, but there is no obvious
damage to the disk itself.

"oops!!" wrote:

Please post the exact error message.

Zee




"wild36a" wrote in message
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When trying to reinstall ME after a clean format i receieve a serious disk
error when setup begins copying files. A new partition was created using
fdisk.
What I dont understand is that windows XP setup was run on it to test the
drive, and it installed with no problems. I have tried a few utilities to
scan the drive and none of them have shown any problems.

The drive seems to function normally except when ME tries to install, can
anybody point me to any potential problems?

disk error on ME install but not XP
 

Have you installed WinXP before trying WinME?

When installing WinXP did you by any chance format the HDD in NTFS?

If you didn't and used FAT, I would also point to CD problems raher than
HDD, as Noel posted.

Zee




"wild36a" wrote in message
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The error message is "a serious disk error has occured. r for retry"
Retrying doesnt help. It happens when setup begins copying files.
No I havent tried the disk on another machine, but there is no obvious
damage to the disk itself.

"oops!!" wrote:

Please post the exact error message.

Zee




"wild36a" wrote in message
...
When trying to reinstall ME after a clean format i receieve a serious
disk
error when setup begins copying files. A new partition was created
using
fdisk.
What I dont understand is that windows XP setup was run on it to test
the
drive, and it installed with no problems. I have tried a few utilities
to
scan the drive and none of them have shown any problems.

The drive seems to function normally except when ME tries to install,
can
anybody point me to any potential problems?