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tendercare   06-08-2006 at 01:40:16 PM

Hi :)

I was beginning to re-install winxp --- I left while it was reformatting --- when I came back the screen said "setup cannot copy the file ks.sys"

I pressed enter to re-try -- now it had the same error message for several other files (modem.sys, parport.sys, wdmaud.drv, pjlmon.dll, etc)

I kept pressing enter, and eventually the progress bar reached 100%.

But after the pc rebooted, I was back where I started (Again I was given a choice in which drive to install in; whether to reformat the drive as FAT or NTFS, etc)

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stom   06-20-2006 at 01:02:05 PM
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Sounds like problems with the disk... is it a copy? Try reburning your cd or using a real Windows cd, that could solve your problem.

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Anonymous   08-28-2009 at 09:38:33 AM
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i have the same problem... setup cannot copy files kodak.etch... so id try to enter it dn't work... then i try again another cd XP home license it dn't work so i try again another cd XP pro dn't work and try again another DVDroom dn't work so what is the cause of that setup cannot copy file???

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Bronze Win XP badge aford10   08-28-2009 at 02:42:19 PM
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It could be trying to copy to a bad spot on the HD.

------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
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btk1w1   08-28-2009 at 03:45:43 PM
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RAM can cause these errors too.

Try running memtest to eliminate.

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