Re: [PCWorks] Fix - Same constant error when installing XP Home on formatted HD, clean install: x:\i386\asms\10\MSFT\windows\GDIplus.man
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:14:30 -0500
Hmm, that's a possibility. But I didn't notice if those that
also had this exact problem were using Home or Pro. But it
could be a "bad batch" that happened with both versions due to
possibly bad substrate. (Another "but"), the customer HAS used
the CD before to reformat. So it did work at one point. (And
another "but") it could be that the hypothetical "batch" was
defective as far as substrate longevity and may be ok for a
period of time but then start to "delaminate" after a certain
period of time.
-Clint
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Grossman"
Since you're sure that the problem was caused by the CD, your
option of this
error showing whenever there is a bad CD is likely.
However, I don't want to rule out another option, even though
it may be less
likely.
Could M$ have had a run of bad CDs? That could also explain why
each CD in
that run would be defective in the same spot. Perhaps the guys
in QA were
sleeping on the job one day. Maybe nobody replaced the guys who
left for
their Happy Hour.
David Grossman
> -----Original Message-----
>
> No, that would require a HD be reformatted. ;-) That was the
> only XP Home CD I currently have. I'm sure it was the CD,
> otherwise Pro would not have installed. If a PC is not
> "compatible" with Home it's not going to be compatible with
> Pro.
>
> In the info I found while searching for this, in many of the
> cases it was also a bad CD. What I find strange is why such
> a
> specific error (path below) can occur when so many people's
> CD's were bad in so many different ways??? It's like EACH CD
> would have to be defective in the exact same spot! Or, could
> be, and makes more sense, that this error is thrown when ANY
> kind of a CD read error happens, regardless of where a
> scratch
> is or defect is.
> -Clint
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Grossman"
>
> Hmmm...
> Can you confirm that theory by using his XP Home CD on a
> different computer,
> and/or by using a different XP Home CD on his computer?
> That would help you verify whether the problem is a defective
> CD (it
> happens) or an incompatiblity between XP Home and his
> computer
> configuration.
> David Grossman
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> > After numerous attempts and wasting a lot of time, I tried
> > another CD (XP Pro this time) and had no problems at all.
> > The
> > install also went at lightening speed (~15 min) compared to
> > the
> > Home CD (the stop error happened each time after about AN
> > HOUR!) Obviously there's something wrong with his XP Home
> > CD,
> > that was not only causing the error causing it to read
> > REALLY
> > slow. Thank God that's all it was.
> > -Clint
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> >
> > I have NEVER seen this before, even after hundreds of fresh
> > installs. These are all brand new components.
> >
> > HD was formatted by the XP CD using the LONG method, not
> > "quick". HD is SATA.
> >
> > BOTH optical drives have been tried. (One is SATA, the
> > other
> > is IDE).
> >
> > The CD has been cleaned. It's NOT an upgrade, not a copy,
> > but
> > the full install original hologram XP Home CD.
> >
> > Yet it keeps stopping on the installation screen with these
> > notes of interest on the file that pops up:
> >
> > SXS.dll
> > syntax error in manifest or policy file
> > x:\i386\asms\10\MSFT\windows\GDIplus.man on line 4
> >
> > I see that it's common,
> > (http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/15875/ among
> > many) and I'm searching for fixes now. But I'm posting it
> > hoping someone has had this with a definite fix.
> > Thanks,
> > -Clint
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