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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / May 2007Clean XP Home install problems
The hard drive on my Dell Dimensions 8300 died so I am trying to do a clean install of XP Home using the Dell supplied re-installation disc. I replaced the bad drive with a Seagate 160 G. I ran the installation disc for the new drive without any problem. I start to boot the computer using the OEM disc and the select drive and formatting goes smoothly. As the system is copying files a screen appears that says “shell32.dll was not copied correctly. The file Setup placed on your hard drive is not a valid Windows XP system image”. It gives you the option to hit return for a re-try, which I tried numerous times, but still no go. I used this disc one other time for a re-install (using the original drive) and it worked fine. I thought the disc may be bad, so I borrowed an installation disc from a friend, but I still get the same error. This is licensed software I received from Dell with the computer. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for the help! Have you tried contacting Dell about this? Your problem is typical of faulty memory.  SignatureHarry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp > The hard drive on my Dell Dimensions 8300 died so I am trying to do a > clean [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Any > ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for the help! Harry, No, I have not contacted Dell. The computer is six years old. I was afraid of memory problems. This computer uses RDRAM which is very expensive. I may try taking out one set of memory modules at a time and see if that clears up the problem. Thanks for the help. > Have you tried contacting Dell about this? Your problem is typical of faulty > memory. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Any > > ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for the help! If you suspect memory problem then: Try running Memtest86+, this runs from a boot disk and should eliminate or confirm if your ram is bad. Let it run for as long as you can, 2,4,6,8 or more hours, if no errors by then your ram is OK. See: http://www.memtest.org/ JS > Harry, > No, I have not contacted Dell. The computer is six years old. I was afraid [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> > Any >> > ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for the help! > Harry, > No, I have not contacted Dell. The computer is six years old. I was afraid [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Have you tried contacting Dell about this? Your problem is typical of faulty > > memory. RD ram is used in pairs and if you take a pair out you still must put in "dummy" continuity Rimm I'd run a memory diagnostic on the whole thing... If the RAM is bad though you'd probably be better off just replacing the whole mobo > Harry, > No, I have not contacted Dell. The computer is six years old. I was afraid [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > Any > > > ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for the help! > Have you tried contacting Dell about this? Your problem is typical of faulty > memory. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Any > > ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for the help! |
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