Windows XP Media Centre Edition 'AuthorScript.dll' error

[harit]

I recently bought a pc from HCL. Windows XP Media Centre Edition (with licence) came preinstalled on the machine and installation files were on the hard drive. I got some problem with Windows and formatted the c: drive. When I was reinstalling the Windows, in a few last steps It asked for a file 'AuthorScript.dll' which is supposed to be on the 'CD2' of the installation disk. And there isn't a single one. All the setup files are in i386 folder on d:. When the file was not found, certain components of Windows XP are not installed (Paint, IE, Games and some other small but useful things). When I try to uninstall or install something with 'Add or Remove Windows Component' I again got same 'AuthorScript.dll' and 'CD2' thing. Does anybody have an answer?

[jmatt]

This may help.

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...Search &meta=

[harit]

Originally Posted by jmatt

This may help.

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...Search &meta=

Thanks for your effort but it didn't help much. As I have mentioned earlier there are no installation CDs but the installation files are in the D:\i386 folder on the hard drive. The installation files have SP2 embedded but where can I find the 'MCE bits' as suggested in the forum?

[jmatt]

Originally Posted by harit

Thanks for your effort but it didn't help much. As I have mentioned earlier there are no installation CDs but the installation files are in the D:\i386 folder on the hard drive. The installation files have SP2 embedded but where can I find the 'MCE bits' as suggested in the forum?

No idea about the MCE bits, to me the 1st requirement is to install the AuthorScript.dll

On the Google search link I gave you, did you download it from? > http://www.mdgx.com/xp.htm

This is the link.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=894553

[harit]

Originally Posted by jmatt

No idea about the MCE bits, to me the 1st requirement is to install the AuthorScript.dll

On the Google search link I gave you, did you download it from? > http://www.mdgx.com/xp.htm

This is the link.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=894553

Thanks anyway. But there is no AuthorScript.dll file to be downloaded on any of the links you provided or I searched.

[hostilearmstice]

Originally Posted by harit

Thanks anyway. But there is no AuthorScript.dll file to be downloaded on any of the links you provided or I searched.

Actually, there is, just not one that will do you any good. I have the same problem and the hotfix Microsoft offers is specific to playing/burning DVDs, not installing it. I downloaded the create DVD authorscrip.dll + sebserver.exe update on the first link, but it failed to execute. Thus, I am still without a DVD drive.

[JFogg12]

I also have an HP media center, and when I was fooling with the "Add/Remove Windows Components" things I had the same problem- it asked for the authorscript.dll on CD2, which I didn't have. I poked around the hard drive for where the installation files might be- I just gave it the path "C:\CMPNENTS\MEDIACTR\I386" and it worked fine.

You said that all your installation files were stored in D:\I386. Did you try giving it that path?

[Butcancer]

C:\CMPNENTS\MEDIACTR\I386 is the EXACT place I found it and it worked perfect. Thanks alot PIMP