Help!!!

[jc0088]

Today when I tried to install a new winxp(Chinese version), I have encountered a problem. When the setup finished formatting my hard-disk, it said "hivecls.inf no1807 has been damaged" and the windows setup cannot continue.

What does that mean and what can I do, I have tried a number of methods to rectify the problem, but failed. Is that because of my hard-disk?


Please help and advise

Thanks a lot

[BipolarBill]

This is a copied CD, isn't it? It's a bad copy at any rate.

[bushmaster]

Hey Bill. Is you mouse mal-functioning and giving you 9 clicks per 1 ? (oh rats he caught it)

[BipolarBill]

The darned page wouldn't reload and I couldn't tell if my post "took" or not, so I clicked again - and again - and again and then I really machine-gunned it!

[bushmaster]

Yeah, Sysopt she seems a leetle sticky this am.

[jc0088]

so after all, what can I do

[fishybawb]

Buy a legit copy of XP.

[BipolarBill]

"Chinese version" is a sure tip. I don't think that there is a single legitimate copy of Windows XP west of Yokohama.

[ukulele]

I read yesterday that MS is working on a Chinese version. It won't have English support though. That should make the Commie censors happy.

[jmatrix]

...or you could dip the CD in "duck sauce" first, then reboot from CD...works evry time.

[czj624]

From someone who actually knows about computers, I'd say your drive is too old to read burned cd's. Sounds stupid right? well if your drive is older, and it is a burned cd (am I 2 out of 2 so far).... Then I think I'm right

I've had backup copies of XP that boot to the install program and then give a similar file not found error. Some drives can read the burned cds but for some reason also do this.


And for those idiots out there, Yes I am running my own copy of XP Professional OEM and it cost 127.96$US shipped to my door from my good(new) friend at ebay.

[BipolarBill]

Originally posted by czj624
And for those idiots out there, Yes I am running my own copy of XP Professional OEM and it cost 127.96$US shipped to my door from my good(new) friend at ebay.

Idiots? Yeah - and welcome to SysOpt to you too. Pleasant way to kick things off.

I imagine that you are actually trying to say that you have a unique product key. Maybe that's what you should have said in the first place.

[mrrobotto]

I was wondering how long it was going to take. Not long was my prediction.