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by shanghai sam

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I am installing WindowsXP on a PII/266 mhz 64MB
of ram computer. I know this is the minimum
requirements according to Microsoft. While
installing I get an error message when the
system files are supposedly being copied.

Here is the error:

"Error: Installation failed: D:\I386\asms.
Error message: Manifest Parse error Invalid at
the top level of the document."

"One of the components that windows needed to
continue setup could not be installed."

Any ideas, could I just be too low on RAM (64MB)?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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by dmiles

It this is a copy of the original cd then this message will occur because the cd-burner software settings has to be changed to copy all files
You will not be able to use the copy to run setup of Windows XP due to the activation code
You may find awork around by searching the web,which would require re-setting the cd-burner software to codpy all files.

by techkid

Yes you meet the bare minimum requirements but they also list on the website that if you have 64mb of ram it "may limit performance and some features"

Try upgrading

by timthetoolman

Hi,

Yep soulrider is right... although I suspect you haven't given us the full path to the problem file.

I've seen this before where a CD copy corrupted one of the manifest files. Specifically...

D:\i386\asms\6000\msft\windows\common\controls\controls.man

I'm not sure about soulrider's suggestion of it being a CD-burner tweakable fix, though. If you could get a copy of the specific manifest file with problems, and a working machine to do it on, then you could make another copy of XPwith corrected file.

This involves making a bootable CD.

http://www.windowsxp.nu/bootcd/

is a site that gives details on how to do this.

But... If you've got an *illegal* copy, then you should buy it.

Cheers,
Tim.

by saihib

Check out this Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

"The File 'Asms' on Windows XP Professional CD-ROM Is Needed" Error Message When You Install Windows XP (Q311755)

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