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NickCooper · Jun 12, 2008, 05:12 PM

Need a bit of help with loading bootcamp onto my iMac.

I've bought an OEM copy of windows XP. I've made sure this is a full OEM copy and not a repair one, and it does have SP2 on the CD.

I've managed to partition the disc and format it but I am now stuck on the copying the files over from the CD to the windows XP installation folders.

It keeps sounding like the computer isnt reading the CD properly, that annoying sound where you think somethings working but then keeps dropping off. I then get an error message saying:-

"Setup cannot copy the file : blabla.bla "

It thens asks me to retry which i've been doing over and over again, and its inching its way to 100%.

Is there anything I can do to make the computer recognise the CD better? I have read a zillion forum posts saying that people have succesfully installed it with an OEM CD.

Many thanks for the help!!

Nick

ibook_steve · Jun 12, 2008, 05:26 PM

Sounds like the CD is scratched or damaged. If you can, make a copy of the disk and try to install with the copy.

Steve

NickCooper · Jun 12, 2008, 05:52 PM

EDIT:- Steve --- Hmm, surely I havent managed to damage the CD, it went straight from the case it was in when I got it today into the computer... I might try and make a copy, how can I do this on a MAC? im fairly new to MAC's so im not 100% how to do all these things

Just to update, I've managed to finish copying the files, I can then reboot the computer and start the installation in Windows XP. However I'm then getting the following error

"Files Needed

The file 'asms' on Windows XP Home Edition SP2 is needed

Type the path where the file is located"

Any ideas how I can get the computer the read the dam CD?!?

Thanks

TheoCryst · Jun 12, 2008, 08:16 PM

Again, try making a copy of the disk and trying with that. You can do this from OS X pretty easily using Disk Utility.

64stang06 · Jun 12, 2008, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by TheoCryst

Again, try making a copy of the disk and trying with that. You can do this from OS X pretty easily using Disk Utility.

I found that a copy of the CD worked 100% better than the original CD.

NickCooper · Jun 13, 2008, 03:30 AM

OK, I've tried to burn a copy of the disk.

I found a guide showing how, however once I've tried to create a new disk image from the disk and chosen the correct settings for image format the progress starts and I get the following error

""Unable to create "V2XHOEM_EN". (No such file or directory)""

The CD is in the drive and I can access the contents from the desktop...

Any ideas? Thanks again for the help

NickCooper · Jun 13, 2008, 04:54 AM

ok so i think i was trying to create the image file onto the CD itself, after changing the destination to my mac hard drive the image starts to be created but then I get this...

Unable to create "VX2HOEM_EN". (Input/output error)

It sounds like thats just the CD drive not recognizing the CD... How do I make a copy of a CD that the computer itself cant raid ><

p.s. is it easy to make a bootable cd on a windows machine, i guess there wont be a programme as easy at disk utility?

64stang06 · Jun 13, 2008, 06:57 AM

Hmm. Is it possible to take the CD back to the reseller and exchange it? Also, do you have access to another Mac on which you can copy this CD?

Arkham_c · Jun 13, 2008, 08:21 AM

1) Boot into Mac OS X
2) Launch Disk Utility (it's in /Applications/Utilities/)
3) Stick in the XP CD
4) Create a Disk Image of the CD. Save it to your desktop or something
5) Eject the CD
6) Stick in a blank CD
7) Copy the Disk Image to the CD using Disk Utility
8) Boot off that CD

It's pretty easy and may help if the disk is problematic.

ghporter · Jun 13, 2008, 10:06 AM

Here's why (I think) the "a copy works when the original doesn't" works. Your Mac's DVD drive is both very fast and not so picky about data CD error catching/correction, particularly when running under the Windows installer's ancient "will run any optical drive ever made" driver. So even smudges and fingerprints can cause read errors during the install process. On the other hand, when running either Windows or OS X, the optical drive you're using is under the (much better) control of the OS's driver. Further, any smudges, scratches, dust, etc. is made irrelevant by the error correction used by the combination of the OS and whatever app you're copying the disc with. So you get a pretty much perfect copy from a disc that "didn't work" under the installer. And it's also why you can mount that disc and read it (using a full OS and good driver) but can't get the disc to work under the installer.

Yes, I have a lot of time to think about these things sometimes.