Fix .sif corrupt problem in txtsetup

[nashi989]

I just joined especially to say thanks to the creators of install xp from USB, it's helped me a lot . Well here's the scenario, while installing xp using txtsetup on my dell dimension 5000 i got this error while setup checked drive c before copying files : .sif file used by setup is corrupted or missing setup cannot continue.

The error also mentioned the file binifix4.cmd under [sourceDisksFiles] (i cannot remember the exact wording of the error)

To fix it i removed the usb plugged it into my laptop and opened up txtsetup.sif in notepad and ctrl+F'd sourcedisksfiles. I noticed that the code for binifix4.cmd along with undoren.cmd and ren_fold.cmd read:

100,,,,,,_x,2,0,0

which differed from the other million files which read:

1,,,,,,3_,2,0,0,,1,2

simply changing the 100 to a 1 and then saving the .sif file fixed the corrupt .sif problem. I don't know if this is a mistake in the .sif or not but it fixed my problem. Hopefully this will help anyone who gets this error, i think its pretty rare as a google brought up few relevant hits.

Edited March 28, 2009 by nashi989

[ilko_t]

Was the source with any service pack?

What are contents of SourceDisksNames.x86 and Strings sections in txtsetup.sif?

[nashi989]

No service packs just original retail version. here's the sourcedisksnames

[SourceDisksNames.x86]
1  = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386
_1	= %bootname1%,"%boottagfile1%",,""
_2	= %bootname2%,"%boottagfile2%",,""
_3	= %bootname3%,"%boottagfile3%",,""
_4	= %bootname4%,"%boottagfile4%",,""
_5	= %bootname5%,"%boottagfile5%",,""
_6	= %bootname6%,"%boottagfile6%",,""
1_	= %bootname1%,"%boottagfile1%",,""
2_	= %bootname2%,"%boottagfile2%",,""
3_	= %bootname3%,"%boottagfile3%",,""
4_	= %bootname4%,"%boottagfile4%",,""
5_	= %bootname5%,"%boottagfile5%",,""
6_	= %bootname6%,"%boottagfile6%",,""

7  = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386\lang
8  = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386\lang
9  = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386\lang
10 = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386\lang
11 = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386
12 = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386
13 = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386
14 = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386
15 = %cdname%,%cdtagfilei%,,\i386

and strings:

[Strings]
MyPicturesScreenSaver = "My Pictures Screen Saver.scr"
ViewChannelsSCF = "View Channels.scf"
ShowDesktopSCF = "Show Desktop.scf"
dg18d50 = "Diamond Compatible 5000K G1.8.icm"
dg18d65 = "Diamond Compatible 6500K G1.8.icm"
dg18d93 = "Diamond Compatible 9300K G1.8.icm"
dg22d50 = "Diamond Compatible 5000K G2.2.icm"
dg22d65 = "Diamond Compatible 6500K G2.2.icm"
dg22d93 = "Diamond Compatible 9300K G2.2.icm"
hg18d50 = "Hitachi Compatible 5000K G1.8.icm"
hg18d65 = "Hitachi Compatible 6500K G1.8.icm"
hg18d93 = "Hitachi Compatible 9300K G1.8.icm"
hg22d50 = "Hitachi Compatible 5000K G2.2.icm"
hg22d65 = "Hitachi Compatible 6500K G2.2.icm"
hg22d93 = "Hitachi Compatible 9300K G2.2.icm"
ng18d50 = "NEC Compatible 5000K G1.8.icm"
ng18d65 = "NEC Compatible 6500K G1.8.icm"
ng18d93 = "NEC Compatible 9300K G1.8.icm"
ng22d50 = "NEC Compatible 5000K G2.2.icm"
ng22d65 = "NEC Compatible 6500K G2.2.icm"
ng22d93 = "NEC Compatible 9300K G2.2.icm"
srgb	= "sRGB Color Space Profile.icm"
tg18d50 = "Trinitron Compatible 5000K G1.8.icm"
tg18d65 = "Trinitron Compatible 6500K G1.8.icm"
tg18d93 = "Trinitron Compatible 9300K G1.8.icm"
tg22d50 = "Trinitron Compatible 5000K G2.2.icm"
tg22d65 = "Trinitron Compatible 6500K G2.2.icm"
tg22d93 = "Trinitron Compatible 9300K G2.2.icm"
XPBalln = "Windows XP Balloon.wav"
XPBatCrt = "Windows XP Battery Critical.wav"
XPBatLow = "Windows XP Battery Low.wav"
XPCrtStp = "Windows XP Critical Stop.wav"
XPDef = "Windows XP Default.wav"
XPDing = "Windows XP Ding.wav"
XPError = "Windows XP Error.wav"
XPExcl = "Windows XP Exclamation.wav"
XPHdFail = "Windows XP Hardware Fail.wav"
XPHdInst = "Windows XP Hardware Insert.wav"
XPHdRem = "Windows XP Hardware Remove.wav"
XPLogoff = "Windows XP Logoff Sound.wav"
XPLogon = "Windows XP Logon Sound.wav"
XPMenu = "Windows XP Menu Command.wav"
XPMin = "Windows XP Minimize.wav"
XPNotify = "Windows XP Notify.wav"
XPPrint = "Windows XP Print complete.wav"
XPRecycl = "Windows XP Recycle.wav"
XPRestor = "Windows XP Restore.wav"
XPRingin = "Windows XP Ringin.wav"
XPRngout = "Windows XP Ringout.wav"
XPShutdn = "Windows XP Shutdown.wav"
XPStart = "Windows XP Start.wav"
XPStartU = "Windows XP Startup.wav"











jpndir = "\langpack\jpn"
kordir = "\langpack\kor"
chtdir = "\langpack\cht"
chsdir = "\langpack\chs"


MUI_PRIMARY_LANG_ID_DIR = "system32\mui\0009"


cdname = "Windows XP Professional CD-ROM"
productname = "Windows XP Professional"


bootname1	= "Windows XP Professional Setup Boot Disk"
bootname2	= "Windows XP Professional Setup Disk #2"
bootname3	= "Windows XP Professional Setup Disk #3"
bootname4	= "Windows XP Professional Setup Disk #4"
bootname5	= "Windows XP Professional Setup Disk #5"
bootname6	= "Windows XP Professional Setup Disk #6"

cdtagfile   = "\win51ip"


cdtagfilei   = "\win51ip"

cdtagfilem   = "\win51mp"

boottagfile1   = "\disk101"
boottagfile2   = "\disk102"
boottagfile3   = "\disk103"
boottagfile4   = "\disk104"
boottagfile5   = "\disk105"
boottagfile6   = "\disk106"

[ilko_t]

No service packs just original retail version.

I guess that explains why.

Perhaps not very many people are using similar version, as this syntax has been used since the first versions of USB_prepare and USB_multiboot and no one reported the issue.

Thanks for posting this, will take care of it in the next version.

[ilko_t]

Hmm, just checked WinSetupFromUSB 0.1 beta, 0.1 and the latest 0.1.1, all them use 1, NOT 100. What did you use to prepare your USB stick?

[nashi989]

usb multiboot 10, maybe that's why?

Edited March 29, 2009 by nashi989

[ilko_t]

Yeah, it uses 100. I had the wrong impression from your first post that you have used WinSetupFromUSB.

[wimb]

In USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd the value of 100 was used, but this value was already present in the very first program.

I think 100 is used for SP1 and 1 for Original files.

It will be better to change the program so that the value is 1 for the added txtsetup.sif entries.

Surprising that after more than 500.000 downloads we receive the first reported problem with these txtsetup.sif entries

[cdob]

Surprising that after more than 500.000 downloads we receive the first reported problem with these txtsetup.sif entries

No service packs just original retail version.

Plain XP dosn't support USB2.0. Installation may take some time, if it works a all.

Several thousand user used XP SP1 at last so far.

[jaclaz]

Surprising that after more than 500.000 downloads we receive the first reported problem with these txtsetup.sif entries

It's also surprising the 500.000 figure!

As a side note, it's an interesting "psychological" and absolutely empirical observation how this proves that people are:

1) mostly (beside harmless ) ungrateful

2) completely failing to read or comply with what they read

Check the data of views of the main stickies:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=157

right now:

Sticky: How to install from USB- WinSetupFromUSB with GUI 183897

Sticky: Install XP from USB AFTER Booting with PE from HDD or USB 25417

Sticky: How to install XP from USB 292504 15th June 2008 - 08:49 AM

Sticky: FAQs Please read before starting a new topic 18166

Sticky: Credits and thankyou's 3806

So, out of 183,897+25,417+292,504=501,818 views, only 18,166 had even a quick glance at FAQ's (less than 4%), besides the several ones that didn't read the FAQ'S and posted a new thread asking what was already covered in them, and only 3,806 (less than 0.7%) were curious enough to check what could be in the "thankyou's" thread, and of these, we had 3 (read three) thankyou's, ALL of them by longtime members of the board (to which we may add the few, maybe tens from people, like nashi989 , that posted a thank you on another thread....

501,818 to 3 against would be some nice figures to feed into the Improbability Drive.....

jaclaz