windows xp wont install 2

[calous3]

hi all

Major probs

spec

Athlon xp 3000
gigabyte 7n400pro2
2x256 ddr 400 kingston memory
sapphire radeon 9600 pro 256 mb
120 gb seagate sata hd

Windows wont install, i get various errors from cannot copy file which constantly repeats itself when you pres return, blue screens of death various errors, and just freezing.

I've changed the mobo, memory, cd drive, cables grapx card and xp disc, still the same problem, the board is enabled for a semperon cpu so i even back flashed the bios so that it wasn't semperon ready still no joy. the only thing i haven't changed is the hd and the cpu.


Any help would be appreciated.

Desperately yours

 

[bcastner]

You receive a file copy error while the Setup program is running
When you try to install Windows XP, you may receive one of the following error messages:
Setup cannot copy the file file_name. Press X to retry, Y to abort
where file_name is the file that Setup cannot copy, or:
INF File Textsetup.sif is corrupt or missing Status 14 SETUP CANNOT CONTINUE
This behavior may occur if any one of the following conditions is true: • Your Windows XP CD-ROM is scratched, smudged, or dirty. Clean the Windows XP CD-ROM with a soft cloth, insert it in the CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.
• Your CD-ROM drive is not working correctly or the CD-ROM might be vibrating too much for the laser to accurately read the data. For more information about this problem, see your hardware documentation or contact the CD-ROM manufacturer.
• If you are using multiple CD-ROM drives, your computer may be trying to locate files on the wrong drive. If your hardware has a feature to disable CD-ROM drives that are not being used, disable the CD-ROM drives that you are not using.
• Your computer is over-clocked. Because over-clocking is very memory-intensive, decoding errors may occur when you extract files from your Windows XP CD-ROM.
• Try to use the default clock timings for your motherboard and processor. For more information about how to do this, see your hardware documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer.
• Your computer has damaged or mismatched random access memory (RAM) or cache memory. For example, you might be using a combination of extended data out (EDO) and non-EDO RAM, or different RAM speeds.

Decoding errors may occur even if Windows appears to be running correctly. These errors occur because of the additional stress that is put on your computer when Windows tries to extract files and to access the hard disk.

To determine how to make your computer cache memory unavailable while you are running the Setup program, see your hardware documentation or contact your hardware manufacturer.
• Ultra direct memory access (DMA) is turned on in your computer's CMOS settings, and the data is moving too quickly.
• Change from DMA mode to Processor Input/Output (PIO) mode to lower your data transfer rate. If this does not resolve the problem, lower your PIO mode settings. The higher your PIO mode settings are, the faster your data transfer is.
• You are using a third-party memory manager.
• There is a virus on your computer.

If you continue to receive this error message, copy the i386 folder from the CD-ROM drive to your local hard disk, and then try to run the Setup program from your hard disk.

See:

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q308/2/33.asp&NoWebContent=1