New install XP Pro, cant copy wmilib.sys file

[sunshine]

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[Malke]

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Sunshine wrote:

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First, go here for help in making good newsgroup posts:

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Then come back and make a good post including all necessary details.

In the meantime, here are a few things to try:

1. Make sure your installation cd is a good one, not scratched, etc. If
it is a copy, you may have a bad burn.

2. Test the RAM. I like Memtest86+ from www.memtest.org. Allow the test
to run for at least an hour or two unless you get errors immediately.
If you get errors, replace the RAM.

3. Test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from the drive mftr.'s
website.

Malke
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[sunshine]

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"Malke" wrote:

> Sunshine wrote:
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> > The computer was working properly, I replaced the hard drive with a new larger one, formatted & started install. 2nd use of cd, no scratches, is copy, but used once only. I booted with 6 XP setup diskettes, put in CD at prompt, shortly afterwards got the can't copy wmilib.sys file message. Retry, yes. From there it went to " NTLDR is missing, Press Contr,Alt &Del to Restart". I have tried this over and over & upon restart I get same message. Thanks for advise but I couldn't get to that point. I have gone in & changed boot seq & at present am trying to reinstall from scratch again. Wish me luck. I will let you know how it goes. I must have done something right the 1st time, I'm using that computer now. Thanks again. Sunshine

> First, go here for help in making good newsgroup posts:
>
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> Then come back and make a good post including all necessary details.
>
> In the meantime, here are a few things to try:
>
> 1. Make sure your installation cd is a good one, not scratched, etc. If
> it is a copy, you may have a bad burn.
>
> 2. Test the RAM. I like Memtest86+ from www.memtest.org. Allow the test
> to run for at least an hour or two unless you get errors immediately.
> If you get errors, replace the RAM.
>
> 3. Test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from the drive mftr.'s
> website.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>