Corrupt installation disc...

[wotens]

Hi,
Is possible that the installation disc can 'degenerate' and end up being
useless?
I have a installation disc of Windows XP Pro 64 and everytime time I
install the OS it ends up with the same problem: can't read file
ChkAcc.log -> please run Chkdisc. And after that the OS crashes and is, more
or less useless to work with.
I have cleaned the disc and the dvd-player - but nothing helps.

Thank,
Ulf

 

[Jeff Gaines]

Re: Corrupt installation disc...

On 13/10/2008 in message <#v6fkPPLJHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> wotens
wrote:

>Hi,
>Is possible that the installation disc can 'degenerate' and end up being
>useless?

A CD/DVD can certainly get dirty or scratched. You can test it by trying
to copy the whole contents to a HD and see if you get any error messages.

>I have a installation disc of Windows XP Pro 64 and everytime time I
>install the OS it ends up with the same problem: can't read file
>ChkAcc.log -> please run Chkdisc. And after that the OS crashes and is,
>more or less useless to work with.
>I have cleaned the disc and the dvd-player - but nothing helps.

I have that file in C:\Windows\Debug\UserMode - although it is empty. Can
you create a file of that name using Notepad?

XP Pro x64 is about the best memory checker in existence so it may be
worth running Memtest and/or Prime95 to see if you have memory problems.
Do you have 64 bit drivers for all your hardware, including the mainboard?


--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

 

[Mark H]

Re: Corrupt installation disc...

CD-R / CD-RW shelf life is between 5 and 10 years.
Yes, they do "degenerate."

http://www.osta.org/technology/cdqa13.htm


"wotens" <ulfl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23v6fkPPLJHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Is possible that the installation disc can 'degenerate' and end up being
> useless?
> I have a installation disc of Windows XP Pro 64 and everytime time I
> install the OS it ends up with the same problem: can't read file
> ChkAcc.log -> please run Chkdisc. And after that the OS crashes and is,
more
> or less useless to work with.
> I have cleaned the disc and the dvd-player - but nothing helps.
>
> Thank,
> Ulf
>
>

 

[Dominic Payer]

Re: Corrupt installation disc...

The file name suggests it is unlikely to have been copied from the
installation disk, but was created during the install.

Since you have repeated the install more than once but still have the
identical error, it is probable that the system memory is faulty at one of
the addresses used to communicate with the file.

Running Memtest is most likely to reveal the faulty component.

Less likely is a defective hard disk, which would be identified by
downloading and running its manufacturer's diagnostic utility.


"wotens" <ulfl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23v6fkPPLJHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Is possible that the installation disc can 'degenerate' and end up being
> useless?
> I have a installation disc of Windows XP Pro 64 and everytime time I
> install the OS it ends up with the same problem: can't read file
> ChkAcc.log -> please run Chkdisc. And after that the OS crashes and is,
> more or less useless to work with.
> I have cleaned the disc and the dvd-player - but nothing helps.
>
> Thank,
> Ulf
>
>

 

[wotens]

Re: Corrupt installation disc...

Hi,
Thank you for answer. I will run memtest.

Ulf

"Dominic Payer" <dcp@dcp.fsv.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uEE3n9TLJHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> The file name suggests it is unlikely to have been copied from the
> installation disk, but was created during the install.
>
> Since you have repeated the install more than once but still have the
> identical error, it is probable that the system memory is faulty at one of
> the addresses used to communicate with the file.
>
> Running Memtest is most likely to reveal the faulty component.
>
> Less likely is a defective hard disk, which would be identified by
> downloading and running its manufacturer's diagnostic utility.
>
>
> "wotens" <ulfl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23v6fkPPLJHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> Is possible that the installation disc can 'degenerate' and end up being
>> useless?
>> I have a installation disc of Windows XP Pro 64 and everytime time I
>> install the OS it ends up with the same problem: can't read file
>> ChkAcc.log -> please run Chkdisc. And after that the OS crashes and is,
>> more or less useless to work with.
>> I have cleaned the disc and the dvd-player - but nothing helps.
>>
>> Thank,
>> Ulf
>>
>>
>