Windows ME setup error

When I try to install Windows Me Upgrade from my CD I get to a 10%
complete of copying files and get the following message.

SU0325 Windows Millennium setup cannot continue.

This issue can be caused by a corrupted .cab file that has been copied
to the hard disk. This corruption can be caused by a virus or by
failing hardware, but is most likely to be caused by a scratched,
dirty, or damaged CD-ROM.

I have updated Norton and ran my virus check and it looks clean, I see
no hardware problems that are evident. I have tried to clean the CD
but still nothing. I tried to install using another CD ROM and get the
same error.

For a newbie at copying files from the CD is there a simple fix to this
problem or will I have to purchase Windows ME again?

System currently has windows 98SE on it.

Thanks for any help that can be offered.

See MS KB 270593 - ""Error SU0325" When Windows Me Setup Is 10 Percent
Complete" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=270593) which explains this
error
message. Basically one or other of the various cab files could not be
copied
to your PC resulting in a damaged copy on the hard disk. Probably due to
the
CD being scratched, dirty or otherwise damaged but just possibly due to
some
other hardware problem or even a virus. The KB explains how to determine
the
file in question and makes some suggestions as to how to proceed.

will I have to purchase Windows ME again?

Hopefully not. Try copying the contents of the Win9x folder on the Win Me
CD to your hard disk and then running setup from the folder to which you
copied the files.

I have updated Norton

Oh dear! No version of Norton plays happily on Win Me. Norton is better
known as the Win Me system destroyer and worse than any virus.
--
Mike Maltby



Dr. D wrote:

When I try to install Windows Me Upgrade from my CD I get to a 10%
complete of copying files and get the following message.

SU0325 Windows Millennium setup cannot continue.

This issue can be caused by a corrupted .cab file that has been copied
to the hard disk. This corruption can be caused by a virus or by
failing hardware, but is most likely to be caused by a scratched,
dirty, or damaged CD-ROM.

I have updated Norton and ran my virus check and it looks clean, I see
no hardware problems that are evident. I have tried to clean the CD
but still nothing. I tried to install using another CD ROM and get
the same error.

For a newbie at copying files from the CD is there a simple fix to
this problem or will I have to purchase Windows ME again?

System currently has windows 98SE on it.

Thanks for any help that can be offered.

You need to turn OFF all AV protection when installing ME - if NAVis
installed, it's generally a better idea to remove it completely (and not
bother putting it back afterwards!)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

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When I try to install Windows Me Upgrade from my CD I get to a 10%
complete of copying files and get the following message.

SU0325 Windows Millennium setup cannot continue.

This issue can be caused by a corrupted .cab file that has been copied
to the hard disk. This corruption can be caused by a virus or by
failing hardware, but is most likely to be caused by a scratched,
dirty, or damaged CD-ROM.

I have updated Norton and ran my virus check and it looks clean, I see
no hardware problems that are evident. I have tried to clean the CD
but still nothing. I tried to install using another CD ROM and get the
same error.

For a newbie at copying files from the CD is there a simple fix to this
problem or will I have to purchase Windows ME again?

System currently has windows 98SE on it.

Thanks for any help that can be offered.

Thanks for the input and direction. Having looked into the suggestions
on the post it appears my windows disc may have bitten the farm.
Dr. D.

Dr. D wrote:
When I try to install Windows Me Upgrade from my CD I get to a 10%
complete of copying files and get the following message.

SU0325 Windows Millennium setup cannot continue.

This issue can be caused by a corrupted .cab file that has been copied
to the hard disk. This corruption can be caused by a virus or by
failing hardware, but is most likely to be caused by a scratched,
dirty, or damaged CD-ROM.

I have updated Norton and ran my virus check and it looks clean, I see
no hardware problems that are evident. I have tried to clean the CD
but still nothing. I tried to install using another CD ROM and get the
same error.

For a newbie at copying files from the CD is there a simple fix to this
problem or will I have to purchase Windows ME again?

System currently has windows 98SE on it.

Thanks for any help that can be offered.