Hi, ive been just trying to install xp on my newish Harddrive
Once all the files copy from cd and computer starts up and around 36min left
of installation i get this error
An error has been encounered that prevents setup from continuing.

One of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be
installed
** Data error (Cyclic redundancy check)

Can you please help me out what to do with this problem as i have never came
across it yet.

Your hard disk is probably kaput. Buy a new one.

If you want to use the disk you have now, go the the drive
manufacturer's web site and get their zero write utility. The zero wipe
utility is usually part of the diagnostic utilities. Zero write your
drive and try to install Windows again. DO NOT EVER rely on the drive
for your personal data storage, the drive may fail without additional
warning at any given time.

John

Ivan wrote:

> Hi, ive been just trying to install xp on my newish Harddrive
> Once all the files copy from cd and computer starts up and around 36min left
> of installation i get this error
> An error has been encounered that prevents setup from continuing.
>
> One of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be
> installed
> ** Data error (Cyclic redundancy check)
>
> Can you please help me out what to do with this problem as i have never came
> across it yet.
>

But this harddrive is New... probably 3rd time ive used it so far... just
installing xp on it now so there u go...

But not just that it doesnt show the full 320gig its got... only shows 100

"John John" wrote:

> Your hard disk is probably kaput. Buy a new one.
>
> If you want to use the disk you have now, go the the drive
> manufacturer's web site and get their zero write utility. The zero wipe
> utility is usually part of the diagnostic utilities. Zero write your
> drive and try to install Windows again. DO NOT EVER rely on the drive
> for your personal data storage, the drive may fail without additional
> warning at any given time.
>
> John
>
> Ivan wrote:
>
> > Hi, ive been just trying to install xp on my newish Harddrive
> > Once all the files copy from cd and computer starts up and around 36min left
> > of installation i get this error
> > An error has been encounered that prevents setup from continuing.
> >
> > One of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be
> > installed
> > ** Data error (Cyclic redundancy check)
> >
> > Can you please help me out what to do with this problem as i have never came
> > across it yet.
> >
>

You have two threads on broadly the same subject.
1) Because the hd is new doesnt mean its not bad
2) Your version of winxp doesnt have big lba enabled
3) cyclic redundency err means data is corrupt

"Ivan" <Ivan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> But this harddrive is New... probably 3rd time ive used it so far... just
> installing xp on it now so there u go...
>
> But not just that it doesnt show the full 320gig its got... only shows 100
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>> Your hard disk is probably kaput. Buy a new one.
>>
>> If you want to use the disk you have now, go the the drive
>> manufacturer's web site and get their zero write utility. The zero wipe
>> utility is usually part of the diagnostic utilities. Zero write your
>> drive and try to install Windows again. DO NOT EVER rely on the drive
>> for your personal data storage, the drive may fail without additional
>> warning at any given time.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Ivan wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, ive been just trying to install xp on my newish Harddrive
>> > Once all the files copy from cd and computer starts up and around 36min
>> > left
>> > of installation i get this error
>> > An error has been encounered that prevents setup from continuing.
>> >
>> > One of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be
>> > installed
>> > ** Data error (Cyclic redundancy check)
>> >
>> > Can you please help me out what to do with this problem as i have never
>> > came
>> > across it yet.
>> >
>>

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
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> You have two threads on broadly the same subject.
> 1) Because the hd is new doesnt mean its not bad
> 2) Your version of winxp doesnt have big lba enabled
> 3) cyclic redundency err means data is corrupt

A CRC (Cyclic Reduancy Check) error does not
mean that the data is corrupt. It means that the data
can no longer be read off the hardware medium,
even though the file system may be perfectly OK. Corrupt
data could be replaced by good data but a CRC
error requires replacement of the storage medium.

Yes of course, my typo

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:enFkWNgSIHA.5524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> You have two threads on broadly the same subject.
>> 1) Because the hd is new doesnt mean its not bad
>> 2) Your version of winxp doesnt have big lba enabled
>> 3) cyclic redundency err means data is corrupt
>
> A CRC (Cyclic Reduancy Check) error does not
> mean that the data is corrupt. It means that the data
> can no longer be read off the hardware medium,
> even though the file system may be perfectly OK. Corrupt
> data could be replaced by good data but a CRC
> error requires replacement of the storage medium.
>