Hey all,
I have brought Windows XP Pro, i have a virus in my PC and i am goin to reformatt my computer the get ride of it and i need to up grade to, but i am having a problem with installing Windows XP. i get to the stage of Copying installation file and when that ends my computer will reboot itself.

Do you have any idea what is going on???

Cheers
GAvin

Here is a good tutorial.

Cheers for that...

I have got it installing but it is coming up that it cannot copy the file COLACT.DL_ from D:/I386

Anyone know why this is?????

i got that when trying to do a repair install... if you click ignore or skip or whatever it is, does it do the same with the next file?

i think i ended up turning it off and starting a clean install.

i would sugest you do the same (restart computer and try again)

if this doesnt work, go through the files it says it cannot coppy (clicking ignore) and then start again. Worked for me

Hope this helps,
Mike

hey, This problem starts at 28 minutes at the copying files stage of the installation and when you click cancel it will got to 18 mintues left and it will restat when it reachs 12 minutes.

How do you go about doin a clean installation when you are so far into it as i am.

Or do you have anyother ideas wot to ry

Many thanks
Gavin

this is a good guide: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

is that what you tried?

did you have windows xp previously?

EDIT: sorry Jaynee, i did not realise you already posted the link for the clean install

yea i was runnig XP but i had a virus and i lost my serail number to so it made it a copy which i could not run any of microsoft products on

what do you mean by 'it made it a copy'?

do you have your s/n now?

and you are using the origonal disk now?
-that you got with your computer?
-or did you buy a new one?

you could try clicking browse and finding COLACT.DL_ (or .dll)
and double clicking it
im sorry, i do not have any other ideas

/Mike