I am trying to install Windows XP Pro (OEM) onto my computer, and everything goes fine in the initial install (formatting to FAT32, copying the install files, etc). When it reboots and enters the initial setup, thats where I start having problems.
It loads fine initially, but then when it tries to start the setup (the part where it says '39 minutes left'), it sits and reads the cd for a minute, then gives me a fatal error. The error looks like this:
Quote:
'Incorrect Function'
Fatal Error: D:/l386/asms. Incorrect Function
'One of the components that Windows setup needs to continue cannot be installed'
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I read that sometimes this error occurs because of incompatible hardware, so I used my onboard video, tore out my sound/modem card and disabled usb. I tried seating my memory (1 128M DIMM of Kingston PC133 SDRAM) in the other avaliable slot, I reformatted/re-installed numerous times on both FAT32 and NTSB. The error occured when I used my PNY Verto GeForce FX (128m) video card in replacement for onboard video as well. I have a 1.70g P4 Celeron.
This is my motherboard:
http://www.pcchipsusa.com/prod-m925alu.asp
If anyone has any fixes, or tips on how I could work around this I'd appreciate it. I tried booting from both the CD and the 6 boot disks and it didn't have any changes. I'm almost 100% it's a hardware problem, I just don't know whether its my RAM or my motherboard.