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JohnnyM   06-09-2004 at 02:09:29 PM

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i'm attempting to install 2k pro. when 4th setup boot is
starting up 2000pro disk, following nastygram pops up;

The following value in the .sif file used by setup is
corrupted or missing:
Value 0 on the line in section [source,disks,files]
key"sp3.cab."
Setup cannot continue.

Heartbreaking to say the least, helppppp

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Anonymous   06-09-2004 at 03:47:11 PM
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Best to boot the CD-Rom. Try recreating the floppies. The set of four
install disks can be created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the
\bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or
makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.

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"johnnym" wrote:
| i'm attempting to install 2k pro. when 4th setup boot is
| starting up 2000pro disk, following nastygram pops up;
|
| The following value in the .sif file used by setup is
| corrupted or missing:
| Value 0 on the line in section [source,disks,files]
| key"sp3.cab."
| Setup cannot continue.
|
| Heartbreaking to say the least, helppppp

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Anonymous   08-03-2004 at 03:23:59 AM
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I take it your using a sp3 set of setup disks with a sp3 os ?
I wont ask why your still using sp3 with windows 2000 !

"johnnym" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1a4cf01c44e33$c2e431d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> i'm attempting to install 2k pro. when 4th setup boot is
> starting up 2000pro disk, following nastygram pops up;
>
> The following value in the .sif file used by setup is
> corrupted or missing:
> Value 0 on the line in section [source,disks,files]
> key"sp3.cab."
> Setup cannot continue.
>
> Heartbreaking to say the least, helppppp

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