XP dual installation..error: can not copy cyclic redundancy

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This link gives a brief explanation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/libr...

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
"Sandra Lee" <SandraLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74FAD2E8-B2C2-46B4-AF44-0BBE4D09455F@microsoft.com...
> On a PC with plenty of space A lathargic installation of Windows 2000
> inspired me to install XP on a separate disk.
>
> Preparing for installation the system first tells me to check that XP
> files
> are being directed correctly. Then I recieve the error repeatedly that
> files
> can not be copied because of cyclic redundancy.
>
> What has caused this?
>
> Sandra

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

"Sandra Lee" <SandraLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74FAD2E8-B2C2-46B4-AF44-0BBE4D09455F@microsoft.com...
> On a PC with plenty of space A lathargic installation of Windows 2000
> inspired me to install XP on a separate disk.
>
> Preparing for installation the system first tells me to check that XP
> files
> are being directed correctly. Then I recieve the error repeatedly that
> files
> can not be copied because of cyclic redundancy.
>
> What has caused this?
>
> Sandra


That usually means that the files are corrupt.