Frank Kavanagh
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Why do I get iastor.sys error?
I tried to reinstall Windows XP from the Dell-supplied CD but I get an error that says:
"The file 1astor.sys was not copied correctly.
The file setup placed on your hard drive is not a valid windows xp system image.
If you are installing form a CD there may be a problem with the Windows XP CD
To retry press enter
If you continue to receive this message contact your windows XP supplier or system administrator.
If I ignore this file, it pops up the name of another. If I keep ignoring these files, the installation fails.
"The file 1astor.sys was not copied correctly.
The file setup placed on your hard drive is not a valid windows xp system image.
If you are installing form a CD there may be a problem with the Windows XP CD
To retry press enter
If you continue to receive this message contact your windows XP supplier or system administrator.
If I ignore this file, it pops up the name of another. If I keep ignoring these files, the installation fails.
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I downloaded the ultimateboot cd iso file and used Nero to burn it to a CD. When I try to boot from this CD, it will not boot. The only file on the CD is ubcd502.iso. What am I doing wrong?
You have to look for an option in nero to burn image files or iso files (don't know the exact wording nero uses nor do I know under what menu option you must look, but I know it has such an option), don't just drag the file into nero. Or get CDBurnerXP, which is a free burning utility, when you start it up it comes with a menu where it says "Burn ISO Image". If you select that option and then use the downloaded image it will be burnt correctly.
http://cdburnerxp.se/
http://cdburnerxp.se/
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I created the CD and it booted, however all I get is the message:
isolinux 3.86, etc....
initial menu has no label entries!
boot:
Now what?
isolinux 3.86, etc....
initial menu has no label entries!
boot:
Now what?
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The CD did not boot on the other compute either. I guess I had a bad download. In any case, I swapped out the memory modules and discovered one was bad. Serenity now!
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Thanks to both experts. This was a problem I would never have been able to solve. Once again, my subscription was well worthwhile!
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