nLite stuck on or something?

[Teseng]

I used nLite a while back to make a super-chopped version to test it out, installed it, played with it a bit, and removed it. That all went fine. Today, i got a real bad infected with a rootkit, so i deteld windows folder/etc to do a fresh install. But now, my UNCHOPPED verstion of my xp disc, is installed a chopped version?? Im NOT using the cd i made with nLite, but its acting if i am, it fails to copy all the files that it needs to, so there is no way i can install an un-nlited version, how do i fix this????

[johnhc]

Teseng, its like deja vu, all over again as George Carlin would say. I suggest you post a screen shot of a Windows Explorer view of the CD you are trying to install and post the total size of the content of the CD. What the heck, John?

[Teseng]

This is the CD Im trying to use, its just a complete install of XP SP2 I've had for a while, and used it twice before, and it installs fine, so i know its not the CD.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6203/realxp.jpg

And this is the Stripped down version i made a while back to try out nLite, and it hasnt been in my PC until i took this screenie.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7728/smallxp.jpg

Its so weird, the first disc, while its a full install, mimics the 2nd disc, but instead of skipping the files, it just fails to copy. So in the end, im left with the exact same install the the stripped down disc would install. I've installed 3 times now, wiping windows, etc each time, everything short of a format. The disc could be bad, but do you have any idea how ironic itd be that the files would mirrow the 2nd disc?

During the install, i get errors like

"Cannot copy file: zClient.ex_"

Can not copy to destination directory

or something like that, then a spam of errors not being able to install components

I'm at wits end here, if i cant fix it in another day, im formatting

[johnhc]

Teseng, even your original CD is weird looking. What are the CMPNENTS and VALUEADD folders? I suspect this is a recovery CD from a manufacturer. What is the CD label (see My Computer) and the Pid (see file SETUPP.ini)? Are you installing on the machine this CD came with? Enjoy, John.

[submix8c]

First one isn't weird at all... it's an SP2 slipstream of an original (eg RTM 5.1.2600). That's where the CMPNENTS folder came from (via slipsteam), and therefore not an "original".

Sometimes when the CD/DVD reader reads too fast (and sometimes when burned at too high of a speed) you'll get a "read" and/or "copy" error. Try swapping your optical reader with an older/slower reader to "force" it to "slow down".

In addition, if you don't use the correct parameters when burning, bad folder/file names will appear (e.g. you must use Joliet, etc) because "slipped" versions have non-8.3 filenames inserted.

HTH

Edited March 12, 2009 by submix8c

[Teseng]

The thing is, I've installed from this CD, to the exact same machine before. It shouldnt read any faster than it did before should it?

Im going to format later today, and if that doesnt fix it, i will seek out a new disc. Its just weird that the files i ripped out from disc B, also fail to copy from the complete disc A. I just hope a format fixes it.

[g-force]

@teseng

I don`t know which ISO you`re using, but it should look like this:

Pay attention to the ISO-Label, it`s different to yours.

[Angelico_Payne]

Did you format the partition before using "unchopped" version or at least delete or Windows related files and folders?