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XP won't install- redundancy check?

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by jazzbo54

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I chose ?full install?
More half way through,get same error ?data error-cyclic redundancy check? cannot continue?
This was after I downloaded from web, the set up file
Maybe it is because using a VIA chipset,VIA mobo,AMD CPU?

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by tduval

CRC Error mean bad read from CD.

Usually scratched CD, sometime hardware fault. Memory error may be.

by tduval

Hardware error : often defective memory module.
Else, IDE channel, DMA controler,...

by cg it

If I read your question right, you downloaded the XP setup files from the web and then tried to install XP. During the install you get a data error when XP install checks and verifies the installed data[CRC check]. If so, then the downloaded file iscorrupt which is causing your problem. No hardware malfunction is involved. If you previously tried to install XP and received this error and then tried to reinstall XP again in the same partition without a reformat of the hard drive to clean it of all files, you'll get that error. Again, it's not a hardware issue.

by thechas

This is either an error in one of the downloaded files,
The CD (or CD drive)
The hard drive or controller.

This error is NOT specific to VIA or AMD hardware.

I prefer to manually install the Windows XP updates rather than allowing XP to download them during the install.
If for no other reason, than all of your hardware may not function properly with the 'default' drivers.
(I also prefer to choose which updates are installed.)

Chas

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