I have a 100% empty 120GB hard drive that I’m doing a clean install of Windows XP Pro on. It goes through the whole boot process from the CD and restarts just fine. Then, after the restart and it starts to continue the install, I get this message.
"An error has occurred that prevents Setup from continuing. One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. A component’s file does not match the verification information present in the component manifest."
After I click OK on that dialog box, it gives me an error log with the error message in it and this is what IT says.
Error: SXS.DLL: Syntax error in manifest of policy file "J:\I386\asms00\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.MAN" on line 4.
Error: Installation Failed: J:\I386\asms. Error Message: A component’s file does not match the verification information present in the component manifest.
I just need to know what this means and what I can do to fix it. Any ideas?
The disk is a Windows certified disk from the company and the hard drive was completely formatted without any issues. The disk is also in mint condition as well.
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Filed under: Clean Up Computer
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It sounds like you borrowed an XP disk from your buddy and it is actually a rescue disk for a certain brand of computer. And your computer isn’t the same brand that the disk is for. You either need to get a disk for your make of computer or get a copy of OEM XP
Is the windows xp pro disc a downloaded copy? sometimes those are unreliable and also make sure that the hard drive is formatted and the xp disc is in good condition. sometimes it can copy data incorrectly.
Seems some have simply taken the OS CD out of the burner and used the ROM drive and got away from the issue. Just because a CD looks "mint" that doesn’t mean it is. Some drives read better than others. Slower drives tend to read better. Sometimes you can slow a drive down into PIO mode and read disks it won’t read in UMDA mode. You either have a flaky disc, a finicky drive or maybe even an issue with your ram. May want to read this.
http://zoydw.blogspot.com/2007/02/windows-xp-installation-manifest-parse.html