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by ssgjwilson65

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1 problem down...another pops up
thanx jd, i firmly (adjusted) my HD cables and was then able to read from cd. However, a new problem has arose. As XP is doing its setup, i get an error message stating the asms file is needed. Is that not in the XP cd? ( I have the hologramed cd w/product key) I figured the problem might be in the registry but cant get into the command session. I hit "shift f-10" when error came up, but nothing happened. Any ideas on where this mystery asms file might be or how to fix the problem?

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by ssgjwilson65

yes eburge, i have tried method 1 and 2 with no success. Both partitions give the same response, and I cannot access the command screen to tweak the registry. Is this all I can do?

by eburge

I've seen other posts regarding this error - Some people have stated it's a bad copy on the CD ROM or the CD Drive itself is not functioning correctly. Can you boot to a diagnostic partition and run a hardware test on the CDROM drive? I'm assuming the CDROM itself is good - do you have a second PC to try the install on?

by ic-it

Carefully clean the CD. Use a soft cloth.
Sometimes you will need to add a bit of dish soap (not dishwasher soap).

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