INF file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing, status 12800.

[poowonder]

Trying to install winxp, got this message

INF file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing, status 12800.

while trying to access the cd from my cd drive.

any help on how to fix that?

 

[Rik]

Do you always get the exact same message?

 

[poowonder]

it depends

if i have a cd in the drive i will get that message, but if there is no cd, it will just run the bios then restart. it will pretty much loop the bios until i turn off my computer. but when trying to run the cd i get this message.

 

[Rik]

Is your cd scratched or dirty perhaps?

 

[poowonder]

no, the cd works fine, I had just used it on a different machine before. i don't think its the drive either because it doesn't work in either of the 2 cd drives

 

[Rik]

Does your bios "see" your hard drive and what type is it?

 

[poowonder]

yeah, its a Quantum Fireballp AS2, the HDD should be fine. I installed windows on it already from a different machine before.

 

[Rik]

The next step would be to try different data cables if you have spares. The do tend to fail every now and again.

 

[poowonder]

switched out the data cables from a different machine, that wasnt the problem

 

[Rik]

Try different power connectors too.

 

[poowonder]

nope, not it

 

[Rik]

The only thing left is that it must be a fsult on the mobo.