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WinXP Reinstall; can't find i386 files

I have a HP dv4000 Laptop.  I'm reinstalling Windows with the HP/Windows SP2 Recovery Disc's.  During the "Installing Windows" process I get a "Copy Error" Setup cannot copy the file cmprops.dl_.  I tried browsing, another WinXP SP2 disc, Cancel, Retry and nothing works.  When I Cancel, setup just tries copying the next file from the CD and I get the same results.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!!!
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could also be a bad Hard Drive but most likely the cd/dvd drive like uescomp said. Delete the partition recreate it (NTFS) and then run a full format. It will most likley fail if the drive has issues. but try a new CD drive 1st.
Concur with MattyW. Error usually indicates bad sectors on hard drive. I sometimes get around the error by copying the *.dll file in the error message to a USB stick and inserting it during boot-up, then manually copying the file to c:\. However, most of the time, the setup program will ask for more dll files it has trouble copying. Why are you reinstalling the O/S?
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Maybe this will help solve the problem.  If I boot with a Linux Live CD it boots about half way and looks like it's going to work, but it fails.  I've tried booting with four or five different Linux distros but none work.  Have used them on other computers and they work fine.

I changed the memory sticks twice, but still asks for i386 files.  Haven't tried Linux since changing Ram though.

I've tried booting with a usb cd drive but get errors.  Right now I'm in the process of using another hard drive and also copying i386 folder to a flash drive.  I don't think I have another cd drive that will fit this Laptop, but will look.  I've tried 3 hp winxp sp2 cd's.  I may have 2 bad hard drives, if so will pull another from a laptop in the garage.

I don't remember what was originally wrong with this Laptop...just going through some that I have collected and the owners didn't want to pay to have them repaired.
I tried the other Hard Drive I had and it got all the way to Registering Devices and Locked Up.
Well sounds like you solved one hardware issue only to run into another. Overheated maybe? What type of laptop is it?

Unplug any peripherals that you can. Go into bios and disable on-board sound / wireless / NIC / card reader / etc. Do you have a SATA or HD controller option in bios? Disable any accessories you can then once windows loads turn 'em back on one by one to see what one locks up the system.

Still could be RAM or Hard Drive but a lock up at that point... and that you got past the i386 copy process is pointing to yet another issue. I use MemTest86 for a RAM tester. Better to fully eliminate possibilities.
http://www.memtest86.com/
Did you try to cleanup the disc ?
As some file cannot be copy correctly and the create those error.
The DVD/CD drive can be also the problem. Try with another one.
I am trying Hard Drive number 3 as I type this.  I do not have another CD Drive for this Laptop and there's no bios option to boot to usb cd/dvd drive.

Okay, just got Blue Screen Stop: 0x0000008E after clicking Enter to install XP.  Will retry and look for bios upgrade for hp pavilion dv4130us in hopes to use my external usb cd/dvd-rw drive.
Well give us news when you can. The last time i got this error, it was the cd/dvd drive.
Locked up at 13 minutes to go, almost half way through Registering components.
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I remember at school ive put i386 on a DOS/Fat32 partition and i install XP like that.
Maybe you can try this
By the way, to exclude your CD/DVD of Win xp, can you copy the entire CD/DVD to another computer partition? IF no, reburn a cd...
I haven't tried another CD/DVD drive because I don't have one and my external usb drive won't boot on this laptop.

I'm going to remove the Wireless card and whatever else I can do without and try again.  There's also a Firmware update for the CD/DVD drive, but don't think I can install that without being able to boot up.

Will use for parts if nothing else.

Thanks for all your help, everyone.

Will reward points sometime in the next day or two.

Thanks again,
PhilW
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Okay, I quit.  I'll just use the Laptop for parts...............................or maybe I'll try another CPU.

Thanks everyone!