Crtical Error on Installation of Windows XP

When Installing windows over vista it said this/
Error: Installation Failed: I\I386\asms. Erorr message: Acess is denied.
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Fatal Error:
One of the components that windows need to continue setup could not be installed.
Access is denied.
Some files through the installation didn’t install and I had to skip.
Anyone know the problem. If not then I buggered up my brand new computer I got for christmas.
Answer #1
by windows you mean XP ?
Don’t think you can “go back” to XP
you prob need to do a fresh install, one that wipes out all vista remnants
Answer #2
How do I do that?
I lost my boot disk.
Answer #3
when installing a NEW os its always better to do a CLEAN install (format HD before new install). thats from 20+ years of experiance, bro (no matter what they “say” is possible).
Answer #4
So how do I format it?
I’m not to good on computers. In steps what do I need to get and do.
Answer #5
Anybody?
Answer #6
go to this site, make a boot diskette, format the disk you wanna use, boot from CD/DVD, and install
(when the diskette have booted, write: format c: /s)
http://www.bootdisk.com/
hope this helps
Answer #7
How do I download off this.
http://www.bootdisk.com/popfiles.htm
Cheers for the help by the way..
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Answer #8
Can I use www.killdisk.com?
That is meant to be simple.
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Answer #9
try this adress. i didnt know the other one was “volunteer” payment (you pay, you get – its all volunteer) *lol*
http://www.allbootdisks.com
looks like a cool site to gather som info from. have alook around while u there
Answer #10
do you have an XP install disk ? put it in and boot from it by setting the boot order in your bios to cd 1st
it should offer to delete the partition and then recreate it for XP install
you need to code your links
if you realy need a boot disk get hiren’s boot CD in aio section
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Answer #12
Formatting with KillDisk working fine so far. 6% through. Hope this works.
Answer #13
Make sure you setup your bios to boot from cd
Answer #14
Why on earth would you want to use KillDisk…Just boot with your XP CD…you will get the option to format before installing…
Answer #15
Why on earth would you want to use KillDisk...Just boot with your XP CD...you will get the option to format before installing...
Yes and KillDisk won’t help with this problem.
It’s caused by
A) Some XP cd’s have a screwed up ASMS directory. It can be fixed by modifying the ISO with a good ASMS dir. I think can give you the link to one
B) The DVD/CD drive is having problems. Use another drive
It has nothing to do with the HDD. Either the optical drive or that particular folder