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Ok thanks for confirming - I'll try again with another image of xp then.

Have uploaded it as rtf, its the same file no formatting or anything just changed the extension Please note the word "definied" is written as found in output of the type command. Edit: missed a line reuploading... fixed a few typos --third time's a charm-- Also note that the volumes d,e,f,g,h,i are part of my normal partitioning and c is the reformatted drive for installation of windows. winsetup.rtf

Okay I have typed the contents of the file in the file "winsetup.log" as accurately as I could. Um error : You are not allowed to upload this kind of file Should I change the extension to rtf and try again?

I hope not, I have installed windows on it earlier using the stable version of WinSetupFromUSB and that worked fine. (I was so pleased I made it my default way of installing windows everywhere) I have extracted the file "txtsetup.sif. However its size is 583KB and this site does not allow >200K files so I have 7zipped it and uploaded. (I hope that is OK?) Please note that the current info that I am giving is for xp pro sp3 installation. I am attaching the log created by WinSetupFromUSB for this particular try (as the log I had last uploaded was of the sp2 install). As I couldn't make a cab file of it through opening and WinSetupFromUSB I have 7zipped it as well. I am trying to write down the contents of the file: C:\windows\winsetup.log (the copy command did not work as it could not find the drive U:, of course that implies changing prompt to U: would not work as well, although that did not stop me from trying) Will take a few minutes for me to note down the contents, so please wait. WinSetupFromUSB.7z TXTSETUP.7z

Please note now I am trying to install windows xp sp3 again (as I had orignally intended)... No luck in furthering the process it is still stuck on Dailog Box: ***************************************** ---------------------------------------------------- Files Needed ---------------------------------------------------- The file 'asms' on Windows Xp professional Service Pack 3 CD is needed. Type the path where the file is located, and then click OK. Copy files from: GLOBALROOT\??\WINSETUP\XPPSP3\I386 ************************************** Although now I have a dos prompt named "USB keep mounted work around, do NOT close" minimized on the same setup screen as well.

The machine in question is a notebook (netbook if you will) Its Asus eeePC 1000H I haven't tried the process on any other machine. Just on the same machine again and again( ) Will make the code changes you adviced and reply asap. (Also about the winsetup.log - will try, although you may have to tell me how as currently I have no idea how to get to that file)

may have done a typo while noting down the path for the errors shown on the screen if I wrote U:\winsetup\sxppsp2\i386 it would have meant U:\winsetup\xppsp2\i386 Also the message it gives after starting the second part of installation is "setup is restarting" which lead to the same error after 3 restarts.

Hi I am using ver. 1.0 beta4 of WinSetupFromUSB I am having trouble installing Windows xp professional (sp2). Steps taken: 1) Used 8GB Transcend Pendrive 2) Formatted using bootice to NTFS & installed grub4dos (Process MBR) rest left as default options (nothing else was changed) 3) Gave path for CD drive for location of Xp pro sp2 CD. 4) Process started and completed. 5) Booted and started installation on HDD partition for install from First part of installation from the Pendrive. In the second part of the installation it says "windows is restarting" and then The trouble it reports is: " System Setup Log - (C:\windows\setuperr.log) Error: sxs.dll: Syntax error in manifest or policy file "U:\winsetup\sxppsp2\i386\asms\52\msft\windows\net\dxmrtp\dxmrtp.man" on line 0. *** Error: Installation Failed: U:\winsetup\sxppsp2\i386\asms. Error Message : Manifest Parse Error : Invalid at top level of the document. *** Fatal Error: One of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. Manifest Parse Error : Invalid at the top level of the document. *** " I have tried this process with an sp3 version of xp pro as well, it reports similar error. In it the windows installation won't go further than second part of installation and would reboot at it again and again so I booted from the HDD (as the first part of the process had completed successfully) and it asked me to locate file "asms" in the i386 folder which I was unable to do and hence it reported the installation as failed. Please advice. 20100104_104935_log.cab