installation trouble - URGENT!

[monokill]

I used xp boot disks then put in my xp pro installation cd. I select a new installation on a new partition on fat32 but then an error came up:

The following value in the .SIF file used by setup is corrupted or missing:
value 0 on the line in section [SourceDisksFiles] with key "SP2.cab."
Setup cannot contine.
press F3 to quit.

I am still getting the error after the xxxxxxxth try. GURR!

[rion]

Is the CD a slipstreamed XPSP2 Cd?

What happens if you start from the cd directly?

[Astalavista]

why do u need a boot disk?

xp automatically loads when u put the cd in the cdrom drive.

unless. u did not set your bios to boot from your cd before your hard drive.

[studguy1]

Did u add sata/raid drivers or edit txtsetup.sif file for some other reason?

[monokill]

I just changed BIOS setting so its boots from cd first then harddrive. So I put in the xp cd and I get the error:

Remove disks or other media.

Press any key to restart

So I press any key, whether i remove the cd or not, the same error repeats.

This is so frustrating.

[Astalavista]

it could be two things

1. your unattended xp is not burned right

2. your hard drive is f***ed up

[tguy]

See this site:

http://unattended.msfn.org/

To me it sounds like you were using XP SP2 boot disks to install XP SP1 from CD.

Your XP SP1 cd may not be bootable which is why you got the error stating you should remove media from the drives.

Follow the guide at the above site and you will be up and running in no time.