Today I installed Windows received the same error (and solved it as suggested). The first error regarding nlite.inf happened during the initial phase of Windows setup when, after formatting the disk, the files were copied to hard disk. At the end of copying, the setup showed an error that file nlite.inf was missing from CD and could not be copied. I ignored that error and the rest of instalation went well. After the Windows was installed I saw that a lot of Windows components were not installed. For example, there was no volume control, there were no shortcuts for IE, Outlook Express, Games etc. I started Add/Remove Windows components and received the mentioned error. After removing nlite.inf from sysoc.inf, I started again Add/Remove Windows components, and everything that was missing was automatically installed. I checked the CD, and there was file nlite.inf. It seems that, for some reason, the setup was unable to read it from CD. I didn't try to install Windows again using the same CD.
