re: GDIPLUS.MAN error on installation
Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at 5:41 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Loren
(1 messages posted)
On Sunday, December 8, 2002 at 5:34 am, Jmay wrote:
>Where did you get the file, gdiplus.dll?
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I was having the exact same problem while trying to install Windows XP home on my
daughter's computer (the upgrade was a Christmas gift for her). What I noticed was
that the CD rom drive was doing a lot of thrashing around as it was finishing up
in the "copying files" mode. After the next restart, then the fatal error with the
"A component's file does not match the verification information" error. I had successfully
installed another copy of XP on my computer a few months earlier, so I inserted her
disc into my drive and opened the GDIPLUS.MAN file in notepad. It opened easily
and I was able to read the file. I then took the same CD down to her computer and
did the same thing. The drive would thrash around a while and then open, but the
file was jibberish. Her drive just couldn't read that CD, even though it read fine
on my machine. So...I swapped CD rom drives with her and the install then went fine
from then on, with no problems, and I got it up and running.
For some reason (copy protection, maybe?), some cd rom drives just can't read the
CD correctly (her drive was about 2 years old, while mine is a new Sony). Probably
by updating your CDrom drive, if it's a few years old, will get you around the problem
also. Not sure this will help you, but it worked for me.
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