fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

I tried the things on here.

regedit.exe could not be found

sysdm.cpl opened but device manager will not open.

From: Will on 11/02/2009
Running into this error attempting to install XP with SP3 on a Dell Inspiron B120 laptop with a CD+RW/DVD-ROM drive.
Trying to run regedit and sysdm.cpl at the command prompt didn't work on my computer. It wouldn't even run regedit, just gave an error message like "command could not be completed" or somesuch. typing sysdm.cpl brought up the control panel but then the device manager wouldn't open. It simply wouldn't do anything when clicking the device manager button.

Fortunately I read down through the solutions here and saw the advice to change the boot order. I had the CD as the first boot device, changed it to the third, so that first is HDD, second is floppy, third is CD and that worked. Thank you!!!

Just to add what ive found w/ this error...

I was trying to reformat a relatives pc w/ the dell rescue disc that came with it and got this same error where it wants XP home SP2 disc cause it cannot find some file ASMS and after looking all over the internet i found someone who said they just opened and took the cd and then put the same cd back in and it continued the setup.

I tried it just for shits and giggles and sure enough it worked.
Dont ask me why or how but do try it and you might be plesently suprised.

Good luck!!

To copy all the files and subdirectories (including any empty subdirectories) from drive A to drive B, type:
xcopy a: d: /s /e

a: is your cd rom drive (source) contains XP setup cd
d: any drive destination

To copy all the files and subdirectories (including any empty subdirectories) from drive A to drive B, type:
xcopy a: b: /s /e

a: is your cd rom drive (source) contains XP setup cd
b: any drive destination

copy all files in Windows xp setup cd Using Xcopy

To copy all the files and subdirectories (including any empty subdirectories) from drive A to drive B, type:
xcopy a: b: /s /e

a: is your cd rom drive (source) contains XP setup cd
b: any drive destination

Steve on 09/18/2009
I too had been getting the dreaded 'asms' problem during Windows XP SP2 install, and Terrys fix regarding Device Manager got me half way there:

1) when prompted for the 'Asms' file hit shift+F10 to get to dos prompt

2)at prompt type "sysdm.cpl" which will take you to the system screen.

3) Click hardware tab then devices to take you to the device list

4) locate your CD drive and it may have a yellow error symbol over it

5)right click the CD drive and click properties

6)click the driver tab and click update driver

7)choose 'install driver from specific location'

8)click 'dont search I will choose'

9)choose the very first generic CD driver on the list and click "next".

After rebooting this seemed to solve my problem, my CD drive came back to life and it all worked - I had previously tried every fix known such as the official regedit, the re burning of the disc to a DVD but to no avail.

press F2 for BIOS, set 'OS Installation' to STARTED
go through step 1 (text install)
reboot
press F2 for BIOS, set 'OS Installation' to FINISHED
go through 2nd part of install (GUI install).

Trying to run regedit and sysdm.cpl at the command prompt didn't work on my computer. It wouldn't even run regedit, just gave an error message like "command could not be completed" or somesuch. typing sysdm.cpl brought up the control panel but then the device manager wouldn't open. It simply wouldn't do anything when clicking the device manager button.

Fortunately I read down through the solutions here and saw the advice to change the boot order. I had the CD as the first boot device, changed it to the third, so that first is HDD, second is floppy, third is CD and that worked. Thank you!!!

From: Terry on 02/10/2007
Follow the Microsoft instructions fron the "support/microsoft" link above, but do the things that microsoft DID NOT tell you.
Forget disconnecting drives or trying 'older' CD-ROMS.

When the "File 'asms'... " problem occurs, press 'SHIFT F10' for DOS

Type regedit.exe then 'Enter' key

Scroll down and click to highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (must be highlighted!)

Up top L/H side click 'File', then click 'Load Hive'

A window box will appear and, in there, type

%Windir%\System32\Config\System.sav click 'Enter'

When prompted for a name, type Test

Locate and then click the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Test\ControlSet1\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Delete the UPPERFILTERS and LOWERFILTERS registry keys by left click highlight, right click 'delete' + (are you sure) buttons.

You may have to do this again if there are any "..\Test\Controlxxx\control\Class" entries apart from ..ControlSet001\

Either way, up top left click 'File' , then click 'Exit'

The Microsoft site says the following:................................

If the path in the error message is the correct drive letter for the CD-ROM drive, click OK to continue the Setup program. ..................................................

I did not find that this worked, so I just "Cancel" 'd out and the system restarted in the setup as before "" DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS "" Wait until Setup does it's work: it gets to the same point, but now, with the registry key changes, it will recognise the CD/DVD ROM drive.

1) when prompted for the 'Asms' file hit shift+F10 to get to dos prompt

2)at prompt type "sysdm.cpl" which will take you to the system screen.

3) Click hardware tab then devices to take you to the device list

4) locate your CD drive and it may have a yellow error symbol over it

5)right click the CD drive and click properties

6)click the driver tab and click update driver

7)choose 'install driver from specific location'

8)click 'dont search I will choose'

9)choose the very first generic CD driver on the list and click "next".

After rebooting this seemed to solve my problem, my CD drive came back to life and it all worked - I had previously tried every fix known such as the official regedit, the re burning of the disc to a DVD but to no avail.

Thnaks.

set your bios to boot up in this order:

floppy, then harddrive, then cd player.

after I did that, it installed perfectly.

I was then able to copy the entire directory to c:\ without problems. The only hitch is that everytime the windows installer needs a file it still prompts for GOBAL..*** You just have to cut and past the C:\"directory name"\I386 at each prompt, where "directory name" is the folder you copied the files from the install cd to.

Currently the install/repair appears to be proceeding as expected.

Hope this helps somebody.

followed your instructions and it worked, even with a sata dvd drive

I was unsure as to what to do with this error until I found this
forum and read all the other replies and decided what have I got to lose

When the error displays, and asks for the CD. Just click cancel and restart the PC. Make sure your BIOS boot order is Floppy-->CD-ROM-->HDD.

Dont press anything when it says "Press any key..." Let Windows Setup restart, thats it....

Done and Done...simple huh!?

either you are all a bunch of bull shitters or i will buy a gun and drill the cr@p out of this pc!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i had it with this bloody error!!
i cant understand it as i used the cds to test on another pc and it works fine!!
if i do a fresh install then that also works fine but if i try a REPAIR which i NEED TO DO then the bloody thing bombs!!!!!!!

all the advice sucked!!

either you are all a bunch of bull shitters or i will buy a gun and drill the cr@p out of this pc!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i had it with this bloody error!!
i cant understand it as i used the cds to test on another pc and it works fine!!
if i do a fresh install then that also works fine but if i try a reair which i NEED TO DO then the bloody thing bombs!!!!!!!

all the advice sucked!!

Your Solution works for me.

HERE IS WHAT WORKED FOR ME:

I removed the XP SP2 CD I created a while ago that was giving me the error and I put in the XP CD. It spun up and the error message went away and the installation worked normally.

I then put in the XP SP2 CD after I loaded all the motherboard drivers and double clicked the exe file on the CD and I upgraded to SP 2 normally.

I noticed that my cd-rom was unresponsive during the gui stage. All I had to do was change the boot order in bios to boot from hard drive first rather than the cdrom.

Hope you with the same error get past it asap cause it's a real boost when you do so!

Jerry's solution on 03/22/2008 at this webpage

Related URL for this problem in MS Website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311755

Wen you received the popup msg saying "The file 'Asms' on Windows XP Professional CD-ROM is needed" error message' do the following.

Just press the CD/DVD drive open button so that the cd/dvd tray comes out. Then just push the tray inside. This makes the CD/DVD drive active to the installation!

I have started over many many times and have tried dozens or hundreds of changes over the last 7 weeks. The primary cure turned out to be:

Power down, turn off the power supply toggle switch, unplug it from the wall for a few seconds, let it all sit quietly in time-out ;-) for at least two hours, and only then, turn the toggle switch back on and restart the computer, before starting a Windows installation and before resuming a Windows installation that stopped with the request “The file ‘asms’ on Windows XP Home Edition Service Patch 2 disc is needed … please insert the Windows XP disc ... “.

Things I tried that mostly didn’t work:

-  Microsoft 307654 Recovery Console fix
-  Microsoft 311755 Regedit fix of Loading Hive %Windir%\System32\Config\system.sav, ….
-  Different BIOS settings
-  Reset the BIOS
-  Flash the BIOS
-  Different SATA hard drives
-  Load Windows on an IDE hard drive with Windows with the intent of copying the asms folder onto the SATA boot drives
-  Burn the asms folder onto a blank disc and put it into the CD drive when Windows asks for the ‘asms’ file
-  New CD drive
-  New motherboard
-  Measured/verified the power supply at P/S manufacturer
-  Cleaned the XP disk with soap and warm water
-  Polished the XP disk (in radial direction) with Brasso (this actually worked for eliminating the problem of Installation saying it can’t read a certain file, except, of course, the ‘asms’ file/folder)
-  Two other XP disks
-  Starting from scratch many times: boot with Win XP Retail/OEM (SP2) disk, F10 (for my particular RAID chipset) to delete and recreate RAID array, F6 to install RAID drivers and HDD controller, create partition, non-quick format the partition, install Win XP until it hangs, gives me the BSoD or gives me an error message, usually “The file ‘asms’ on Windows XP Home Edition Service Patch 2 disc is needed … “, or "NTDLR is missing...")

I simply went into the BIOS by pressing F2 and changed the boot sequence. Instead of having the internal hard drive of my laptop boot first, I had it so that the CD rom would boot first. I remember switching the boot sequence a few times, actually, but on the third try, it worked.

This is a trial and error solution that added only about 15 minutes to the overall installation.

anyway
u cant install from a corrupt cd
if ur cd/dvd device is working fine
plz double check
then u are trying to install os from a corrupted media cd/dvd
crc checks are generated when some hash keys dont match
plz install from a cd/dvd that does not physical damage
and or data error due to multiple use/exposer to heat or execcisive moisture wil damage cd/dvd media

if u had burned this media cd/dvd
ensure that it is from a relibly working source
and also it is an exact copy

ensure u have used u ( image project copy option) if from nero

if alcohol 120% (copy option) would do just fine

for nero visit

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for alcohol visit

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Booted from the USB CD Drive , installed off that.
Upon completion, shut down removed the USB drive ,reconnected the internal drive.

I finally tried repairing windows xp.During repairing i got prompts
like Retry,Abort.I was able to continue the repair after 34 min.
the system restarted and i saw the win xp logo and then a blue
screen "Setup is being restarted...............
and then Fatal error messge box:Installation failed Error:d:\1386\asms
one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed
Click ok to view system log file.When i clicked ok then i read that
"Internal setup data structures are corrupted phase(0)"

c:\
C:\Windows
C:\Windows\system32 [this is the one the computer defaults to]

I worked around this (after trying many other things) by removing the HDD and putting it into a 3.5 inch external hard disk enclosure.

I then hooked it up to a working PC (ie. via a USB port) and copied all the i386 folder from the XP installation CD to this HDD. After that, I returned the HDD to the original PC and the installation could proceed on.. more or less.

i tried several xp corp disks i had same problem cdrw is the master and the dvdrw is the slave

i got another ? how do unraid a raid config to make them 2 diffrent drives

Please burn cd with POWERISO

What I did was to copy the i386 directory that nLite had generated (or the i386 in your slipstreamed folder) onto an sd card, this is recognised as d: and so every time it asked for a file from GLOBALROOT . . . I entered d:\i386. It asked for about 20 files and just as I was wondering how many more, it finished. It's onto the installing devices at the moment.

The MS solution using regedit didn't work because regedit wasn't there and regedt32 didn't work.

Respect to David for his input:

>>When you receive the 'asms' error, hit SHIFT+F10 to open a DOS shell. At the prompt type in 'sysdm.cpl' (sans quotes of course); this will bring up the system control panel. Click on the Hardware tab, enter the device manager. You will probably notice that you have a driver problem on your optical drive.<<

the file 'asms' on windows xp professional service pace 2 cd is needed.

appears that there is an increasing list of problems appearing with nero.

used to use it for re-encoding avi files to dvd, ended up with frame skips, unsynced audio and unreadable discs.

started using avi2dvd no problems what so every.

Instalation is failed: E:\i386\asms

SO anyone can help me to get this thing done,,, i tried Terry's method.. and nothing either,,,

When the "File 'asms'... " problem occurs, press 'SHIFT F10' for DOS

Type regedit.exe then 'Enter' key ---->>> when i get here at this step... it says: is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file....

so i need help........plz....thanks....

my problem is E:\i386\asms

it cant recognized the CD_ROM.......

I NEED YOUR HELP..........?????????????

THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE CD, IF YOU BURN THE IMAGE WITH NERO IT PROBABLY WON'T WORK AND YOU WILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. USE SOMETHIN ELSE I RECOMMEND 'POWER ISO'.

When you receive the 'asms' error, hit SHIFT+F10 to open a DOS shell. At the prompt type in 'sysdm.cpl' (sans quotes of course); this will bring up the system control panel. Click on the Hardware tab, enter the device manager. You will probably notice that you have a driver problem on your optical drive. Enter the properties for the optical drive, and install the generic CD driver for the device (using the advanced option). At this point you _should_ be able to give a valid path to the optical drive (eg. change GLOBALROOT\BLAH\BLAH, etc, to D:\i386).

The repair (or install) should pick up from this point, but it's quite likely you'll have to change several GLOBALROOT entries to D:\i386.

What happens many times is that there are either IDE/SCSI controllers that for some reason the XP setup will not load the neccessary drivers for. However, it will load for the first channel so that one is always enabled (At least almost always for IDE, SCSI is a different monster sometimes)Once you have the OS loaded and it recovers from the ASMS error after making the changes I suggested, then simply connect everything back the way it was when it last worked.

I tried copying it to my disk but it says "Error performing inpage operation".

When I try to install Windows XP Professional on my computer. I continue to receive this error message at 39 minutes during setup.

Fatal Error: One of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.

Error: Installation failed : D\I386\asms.

Error message: Incorrect function. The parameter is incorrect.

I have tried reformatting my hard drive, cleaning my cds and cd drive numerous times. I have reburning the copy to three other cds (all brand new). I also tried unplugging my sound and internet connection only leaving the mouse, keyboard, and monitor connected to the computer while reformatting. The recovery console did me no good. My cdrw/dvd drive is a combo.

I didn't have any problems installing Windows Xp Professional on my other computer. I am clueless as to why this issue continues to occur. This is getting be extremely frustrating.

When I try to install Windows Xp Professional on my computer. I continue to receive this error message at 39 minutes during setup.

Fatal Error: One of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed.

Error: Installation failed : D\I386\asms.

Error message: Incorrect function. The parameter is incorrect.

I have tried reformatting my hard drive, cleaning my cds and cd drive numerous times. I have reburning the copy to three other cds (all brand new). I also tried unplugging my sound and internet connection only leaving the mouse, keyboard, and monitor connected to the computer while reformatting. The recovery console did me not good. My cdrw/dvd drive is a combo.

I didn't have any problems installing Windows Xp Professional on my other computer. I am clueless as to why this issue continues to occur.

I called Microsoft about this, and eventually convinced them that my XP Home SP2 CD was defective, so they shipped me a new one. Didn't help me. I tried the regedit.exe method, but 'The system cannot execute the specified program' came up.

I've been trying to solve this problem on and off for the past few months.

Solution: unplug all USB devices.

Forget disconnecting drives or trying 'older' CD-ROMS.

When the "File 'asms'... " problem occurs, press 'SHIFT F10' for DOS

Type regedit.exe then 'Enter' key

Scroll down and click to highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (must be highlighted!)

Up top L/H side click 'File', then click 'Load Hive'

A window box will appear and, in there, type

%Windir%\System32\Config\System.sav click 'Enter'

When prompted for a name, type Test

Locate and then click the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Test\ControlSet1\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Delete the UPPERFILTERS and LOWERFILTERS registry keys by left click highlight, right click 'delete' + (are you sure) buttons.

You may have to do this again if there are any "..\Test\Controlxxx\control\Class" entries apart from ..ControlSet001\

Either way, up top left click 'File' , then click 'Exit'

The Microsoft site says the following:................................

If the path in the error message is the correct drive letter for the CD-ROM drive, click OK to continue the Setup program. ..................................................

I did not find that this worked, so I just "Cancel" 'd out and the system restarted in the setup as before "" DO NOT PRESS ANY KEYS "" Wait until Setup does it's work: it gets to the same point, but now, with the registry key changes, it will recognise the CD/DVD ROM drive.

Worked perfect as soon as I switched the CDROM.

Have read the entire thread and tried everything suggested (except swap out CD drive - don't have a working older drive to try). This PC is at least 5-6 yrs old - has original Hitachi CD/DVD Drive (reader, not writer). Have unplugged ALL devices from back of computer. Just has (1)internal CD/DVD drive and (1) internal LS120 floppy drive left installed.

Something happened to computer - Windows XP Pro would no longer run. Tried re-installing Windows XP Pro. using OEM CD with hologram. Attempted to do a repair install, instead of a fresh install - hoping to be able to keep all programs/devices intact.

During installation, computer got stuck on: "The file 'asms' on Windows XP Pro Serv PK1 CD is needed" Type the path where the file is located and click OK"

Copy files from: Global Root\Device\CDRom0\I386."

The screen is locked, and I can not type or change anything. Can NOT change the path. Can not hit SHIFT F10 to get to a DOS prompt, etc.
Have tried running in Installation Recovery Mode, and can get a C:\Windows prompt. However, can't copy any files from my CD (D:\) drive. Can't seem to be able to run REGEDIT. Wanted to try the MICROSOFT SUPPORT suggestion (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311755), but don't know how to get to REDEDIT.

I can get to SETUP mode and back to Windows installation mode, but that's it.

Guess what? Based on a suggestion by a fellow poster I unplugged my Card Reader, integrated on Floppy Drive, and this sorted it out. Obviously, the card reader is being detected as a USB drive(s) and causing problems. I'm installing now and will plug the drive in again later.

HELP HELP HELP

Hi i'm not sure how to make a new thread so sorry for adding a question onto a reply.

I keep getting the error message "this request could not be performed because of an I/O error"

I've recently formatted my pc and I am using windows xp. I have to hard drives, 40gb with a partition, one has windows 2000 pro and the other xp pro. then a seperatee 120 gb hard drive which i used for storage.

on 2000 pro everything is fine, but on xp everytime i click onto the 120gb hardrive it brings up that error message, i've fitted 2 new drives which work fine but no change.

This is really strange, i've been getting this error and for three days i've tried 3 diffrent XP burns, registry editing and setup files tweeking... okay then i read this.. took the XP boot disk from my CD-Rom and put it into my DVD-rom... and it worked.

I have spent many days trying to sort this problem out, and nearly gone demented.

Today, I have reset the Bios to DEFAULT, and also fitted new
IDE leads, and bingo ! I have loaded three hard drives on the trot, on my machine today without a hitch.

Check your jumper settings on BOTH your hard drive and your CD/DVD ROM.

Both of mine were set to CS (Cable Select). I set the CD/DVD ROM to Slave and the Hard Drive to Master. Voila, that shit was fixed!

i've been fighting over the same error for the last few days. originally my computer was looping through the XP start up sequence. after running a check disk through the repair console and getting errors commin out of my bum. I threw the HD in another computer and let winxp fix them.
after all that I still had the looping so i ran a repair and i got this error

"fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect."

long story short...i found this forum....threw in another cd rom and boom...everything is working now.

so i wanted to say thanx!!!

internet is awsome when i'm following a conversation from 2001 LOL

I haven't been able to boot from my DVD drive, so when it said switch drives, I thought, "That won't work!", but I tried it anyway. Occam's Razor, right?

Solution: To boot using Win98 diskette with CD support, change letter of CD, for example, "M:" instead of default letter "D:". (See autoexec.bat, line "mscdex .... /L:M"). And install from DOS.
I think the problem just because of concurrent volume letters: before and after install.

The file 'Asms' on Windows XP Professional CD-ROM is needed. Type the path where the file is located, and then click OK.

Copy files from: GLOBALROOT\DEVICE\CDROM0\I386

[Files Needed]

The file 'Asms' on Windows XP Professional CD-ROM is needed. Type the path where the file is located, and then click OK.

Copy files from: GLOBALROOT\DEVICE\CDROM0\I386
CAUSE
This error message can occur if Setup is unable to communicate with the CD-ROM drive.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method for your computer.
Hard Disk Formatted With FAT or FAT32 File System
If the hard disk is formatted with the FAT file system or the FAT32 file system:
Use a Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Startup disk with CD-ROM drivers to restart the computer.
Copy the Xcopy.exe tool from the Windows 98 CD-ROM, the Windows Me CD-ROM, or the hard disk to the Windows Startup disk. To do this, use the appropriate method.
Windows 98 CD-ROM
Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then at the command prompt type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line

a:
copy cd-rom:\win98\smartdrv.exe
copy cd-rom:\tools\oldmsdos\xcopy*.*

where cd-rom is the drive letter of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Windows Me CD-ROM
Insert the Windows Me CD-ROM into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then at the command prompt type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line

a:
copy cd-rom:\win9x\smartdrv.exe
extract cd-rom:\win9x\win_17.cab xcopy.exe /L a:\ xcopy.exe
extract cd-rom:\win9x\win_17.cab xcopy32.exe /L a:\ xcopy32.exe
extract cd-rom:\win9x\win_19.cab xcopy32.mod /L a:\ xcopy32.mod

where cd-rom is the drive letter of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Hard disk
At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line

a:
copy drive:\windows\smartdrv.*
copy drive:\windows\xcopy*.*

where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Windows is installed.
Eject the Windows 98 or Windows Me CD-ROM, and then insert the Windows XP Professional CD-ROM.
Copy the I386 folder and all of its subfolders to the hard disk. To do this, type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after you type each line

smartdrv
xcopy cd-rom:\i386 drive:\i386 /e

where cd-rom is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive, and drive is the drive letter of the hard disk.
Restart the computer, and then start Setup again.
When you receive the error message, click Browse, and then type the path to the I386 folder on the hard disk.
NOTE: You may be prompted several times for the location of this folder.
NOTE: If you do not have the option to cancel Windows XP Setup, you need to manually uninstall Windows XP.

b4 you do this check the asms dir and make sure it is over 1 meg cause if its not your copy is for the dogs.

Instead I have:

"One of the components that windows needs to complete setup cannot be installed. The Parameter is incorrect."

6th attempt at installing on a machine that had XP Pro on it before I started to try a clean install to sort out a slow running machine. I have tried everything. 1CD 1Hard drive, another hard drive, the hard drive/s in another machine, 1 stick of RAM on its own, all video caching in bios disabled, all PnP disabled, internal & External caching disabled aswell as CPU L2 Cache ECC checking..(which, incidently means it takes two hours to get to the point where it tells you it won't B*&@^Y work again.. I have also tried a combination of the above in various diffent arrangements.

This is a machine I promised someone back in their hands and sorted for the next day.... hmmm I have come to the conclusion it must be Bios / motherboard / unknown gremlin as it once had xp on the machine..

If anyone has a solution/ workaround i would be eternally grateful as the only solution to me at the moment is a new motherboard/entire setup!!

: I also have this error for the 4rth attempt at installing XP

:
: fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms

:
: ============

:
: : i have tried to load windows xp twice already. i have gotten the following errors.

: : fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
: : one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

: : also.....the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error.

: I had the same problem after 3 attempts to install XP Pro, which I solved by removing my extra drives and doing the install with just 1 HDD and 1 CD drive on a single IDE controller.
: Y.M.M.V though, as I am now trying to install XP Pro on a different machine, and have the same error which hasn't been fixed by the above.

: : i have tried to load windows xp twice already. i have gotten the following errors.

: : fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
: : one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

: : also.....the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error.

fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms

============

: i have tried to load windows xp twice already. i have gotten the following errors.

: fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
: one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

: also.....the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error.

: : i have the same problem

: :
: : : i have tried to load windows xp twice already. i have gotten the following errors.

: : : fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
: : : one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

: : : also.....the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error.

: i have the same problem

:
: : i have tried to load windows xp twice already. i have gotten the following errors.

: : fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
: : one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

: : also.....the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error.

"If you are not using a retail Windows XP CD-ROM with a hologram (for
example, if you are using a burned CD-ROM), try running Setup from a retail
CD-ROM with a hologram. To verify this, start the computer by using
Recovery
Console, and then check the C:\$win_nt$.~ls folder. Look for the Asms
folder. If the folder is missing or the files that it contains are zero
bytes in size, the CD-ROM was not burned correctly."

: i have tried to load windows xp twice already. i have gotten the following errors.

: fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
: one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

: also.....the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error.

: i have tried to load windows xp twice already. i have gotten the following errors.

: fatal error installation failed:d:\1386\asms
: one of the components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed. the parameter is incorrect.

: also.....the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error.