Windows XP Install error?

[DDrasus]

Using my Windows XP Proffesional disc, i reformat about once every 2 months or so. Every single time, i get an error message during install that says "Error copying file catsrv.dll Retry?" i select no and then a "Com+ exception ..........catsrv.dll couldnt install" or something close comes up. What is this and how do i fix it? Thanks much for any insight

[AR]

Well you say it happens every time so would we be correct in assuming that you've already found a way to get around it? As for the error itself, maybe a scratched disk or an older cd-rom drive. Chances are you can talk to microsoft and get another cd easily (another cd-key = not so easy).

[DDrasus]

yes i get around it by skipping the file...everything seems to be fine, but sys restore dosent work. How would i get a new disc?

[The Bryophyte]

You can just use someone elses disk if you want. Hell, burn a copy of one and use that. You bought the license for winxp. Using someone else's disk is perfectly legal.

[pbXassassinX1524]

Originally posted by The Bryophyte
You can just use someone elses disk if you want. Hell, burn a copy of one and use that. You bought the license for winxp. Using someone else's disk is perfectly legal. which would probably be why microsoft wouldn't have any problem giveing you a new disk.

[DDrasus]

where can i get a copy for cheap?

[The Bryophyte]

If you don't have a legitimate license, you need to find another warez version somewhere, but I would advise just getting a legit one. With the licensing stuff built into xp and windows update it's hardly worth the effort of trying out most pirated versions.

[Mad_Pyro]

Originally posted by DDrasus
what if my disc happens to be of the non-purchased types?

Then I would suggest not mentioning it, mentioning use warez being a bannable offense.

[Spetsnaz Op]

Originally posted by The Bryophyte
If you don't have a legitimate license, you need to find another warez version somewhere, but I would advise just getting a legit one. With the licensing stuff built into xp and windows update it's hardly worth the effort of trying out most pirated versions.

isn't that illegal? i recommend he just buy a copy.

[The Bryophyte]

isn't that illegal? i recommend he just buy a copy

Well, yeah, that's why I suggested just getting a legit copy. Regardless of moral or legal issues, it ain't worth it to pirate it. I had no desire to engage in an ethical debate, that's why I phrased it as I did.

Sorry if my wording wasn't quite what I was hoping for.

[AR]

Originally posted by Mad_Pyro
Then I would suggest not mentioning it, mentioning use warez being a bannable offense.

Nice quoting -- he's caught! :D lol