xp pro install went bad...many files cannot be copied

[proto]

i was installing windows xp pro with a brand new cd and certain files absolutely cannot be copied i even borrowed another cd and switched them every time it failed to copy a file and it still couldn't do it. i switched the hard drive and still no dice. i really need this fixed before the end of the weekend please. thanx in advance

 

[SNGX1275]

Borrow a cd drive from same person you borrowed the cd from. Sounds to me like your cd drive or the cable sucks.

 

[proto]

trying that now.....

 

[proto]

tried that. it cut the amount of broken files in half but there still was something wrong. i took the hd to another computer and copied all the broken files from a similiar installation and i got to the setup screen where i got a warning popup telling me that a bad parameter was passed to the lsass.exe. im thinking i go to the other computer and copy its lsass. does anyone have any more suggestions?

 

[SNGX1275]

Did you try and change the IDE ribbon? Or did you just try a different drive.

 

[proto]

switched everything

 

[proto]

is there nothing anyone can think of?