Ok, here's the situation, I've been putting together a computer as a christmas present from my parents. So I ordered a copy of xp pro from tiger direct and am able to format the hard drive, then like it's supposed to, it rebooted and loads up to install xp pro. when it starts to try and install it gives me this error:
error:
sxs.dll:syntax error in manifest or policy file "D:\1286\asms\10\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPIW\GDIPLUS.MAN" on line 4
error:
instillation failed: D:\1286\asms.
error messaeg: data error (cyclic redundancy check)
Any idea what I can do about this? The message contained a recommendation to check the cd to make sure it is clean, I did and there are no scratches/smudges. Then, just to make sure, I used a cd cleaner device I have, but still no luck. I've tried installing at least 3 times but it gives me the same message each time.
I called tigerdirect.com up and found out that because it's OEM its nonreturnable. The Customer Service rep suggested that it could be a hardware problem, but i don't see how that's possible since it formatted fine and everything runs how its supposed to as far as I know.
So, am I pretty much screwed and will have to install from another copy of xp and then use my activation code, or is there something I can do about it?
any help is appreciated.
error:
sxs.dll:syntax error in manifest or policy file "D:\1286\asms\10\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPIW\GDIPLUS.MAN" on line 4
error:
instillation failed: D:\1286\asms.
error messaeg: data error (cyclic redundancy check)
Any idea what I can do about this? The message contained a recommendation to check the cd to make sure it is clean, I did and there are no scratches/smudges. Then, just to make sure, I used a cd cleaner device I have, but still no luck. I've tried installing at least 3 times but it gives me the same message each time.
I called tigerdirect.com up and found out that because it's OEM its nonreturnable. The Customer Service rep suggested that it could be a hardware problem, but i don't see how that's possible since it formatted fine and everything runs how its supposed to as far as I know.
So, am I pretty much screwed and will have to install from another copy of xp and then use my activation code, or is there something I can do about it?
any help is appreciated.
