I just switched from Red Hat Linux to Windows XP because I was tired of the incompatibilities with programs. I popped in my XP disc and set BIOS to boot from cd, I fromatted my hd and the installer started. At the side, the installation is at the "Preparing Installation" stage, At this point a message pops up saying:
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FATAL ERROR
An error has been encountered that prevents Setup from continuing.
Setup was unable to retriev the Product Identification of the system you are installing.The Windows XP media may be damaged
Please Contact Product Support
Press OK to view the Setup log file.
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The Log File Says:
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Fatal Error:
Setup was unable to retrieve the Product ID because of the following error: RegOpenKeyEx(SYSTEM\Setup\Pid) returned error 2 (2)
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Fatal Error:
Setup was unable to retrieve the Product Identification
of the system you are installing. The Windows XP media may be damaged.
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What's wrong? I had this OS from the same cd on this computer before. Should I do a Full format instead of a Quick?
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FATAL ERROR
An error has been encountered that prevents Setup from continuing.
Setup was unable to retriev the Product Identification of the system you are installing.The Windows XP media may be damaged
Please Contact Product Support
Press OK to view the Setup log file.
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The Log File Says:
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Fatal Error:
Setup was unable to retrieve the Product ID because of the following error: RegOpenKeyEx(SYSTEM\Setup\Pid) returned error 2 (2)
***
Fatal Error:
Setup was unable to retrieve the Product Identification
of the system you are installing. The Windows XP media may be damaged.
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What's wrong? I had this OS from the same cd on this computer before. Should I do a Full format instead of a Quick?