Copy Error During Xp Repair
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List Welcome Guide More BleepingComputer.com → Microsoft Windows Support → Windows XP Home and Professional Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. Register http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/410300/skipped-copying-of-files-during-xp-installation;-cd-drive-not-functioning/ a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of windows xp registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site. Click here to Register a free account now! or read our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Skipped copying of files during XP installation; CD drive not functioning Started by Rei Santino , Jul 19 2011 07:44 PM Please log in to reply 12 replies to this copy error during topic #1 Rei Santino Rei Santino Members 35 posts OFFLINE Local time:03:39 AM Posted 19 July 2011 - 07:44 PM My XP installation disks are very scratched up and I got the message "Setup cannot copy the file[...]" several times on what I recall being "CDMEDIA.HL_" and "CDMEDIA.CH_" and MAYBE one other that I can't remember (believe it was two or three files) during setup, so I skipped the files. I figured that would screw with my CD drive, and sure enough, when I got Windows running it wouldn't even recognize my CD drive. The funny thing is, my CD drive still functions as far as opening and closing and even blinking lights, so this is clearly a software problem caused by the lack of those critical system files. Knowing that, I downloaded an XP installation disc online and took the file I suspected were missing and put them into the proper directory (C:\WINDOWS\system32), but to no avail. I rebooted and the CD drive is still not working. I was reading online and tried to use the "sfc /scannow" command to scan for missing files. It said there were some missing, but I had to insert an XP disc to fix it! Talk about a catch-22. Can anyone help? I really