Windows Media Center 2005 OEM Installation Problem

Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
edited May 2006 in Hardware
Well I need help.... with one of my builds

I am installing windows media center 2005 "OEM" w/ Server PK2 , all goes well in the install, It is a 2 disk set with a server pk 2 disk. It asks for disk 2 okay it continues.. than it asks for the Server pk 2 disk I put it in the drive and bam

can't find i386. I tired doing a search for the file on the disc but it is a no go. If I hit cancel the program continues to install and when windows boots up it looks like windows 2000 and is missing all it main components like IE explorer and other functions.

I have never seen this before any help is appricated....

System specs:

Windows XP Media Center 2005
AMD Athlon 64 4400 X2
Nvidia 7900GT 256
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939
OCZ Gold GX 2GB (2 x 1GB)
Cooler Master Centurion Case
Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200RPM 250GB HD
Sony – DVD +/- RW
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1
and 520W PSU
a few 80MM and 120MM case fans

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    It seems pretty clear that you have a dead Service Pack 2 disc.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    when I click on Browse it say:

    File name: IEXPLORE
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    Well this OEM insatll requires Server PK 2 disc.. any ideas where to get one for media center? I have never seen this issue..... Im so fired
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    well I found an old MC install disk and just went the old route... thanks for the help guys....
  • rykoryko new york
    edited May 2006
    try making an unattended install cd/dvd...you can use nlite (i think that's what it's called)...

    and if you think your sp2 disc is corrupt, download it from MS instead.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    The problem was, it wasn't a normal SVPK2 disc... it is some wierd OEM disc.
  • rykoryko new york
    edited May 2006
    dell? maybe they have it for download?

    have you tried copying the files from your oem sp2 disc to the harddrive first, and then point to them? or to a usb thumbdrive?

    or maybe just try an unattended from the 2 discs you already have.

    maybe a different optical drive? new ide cable for optical drive?

    that's all i can think of right now :)
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    The problem is a bad server pk 2 disc... The disk won't open on any of my test towers for insatll. I have tested it now on 13 Drives... The disc shows nothing on it. but says the disk is full.

    The OEM software was bought at Newegg.com.. and I never buy dells :)
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    The OEM software was bought at Newegg.com..
    They will exchange bad software CDs.
  • maendlymaendly
    edited May 2006
    Same problem for me, my solution :
    When it ask for service pack 2, i put the install CD 1 on the drive and the installation terminate normally !
    Then :
    1. Windows update in internet
    2. install .net framework 1.1 (dotfix.exe)
    3. Windows update in internet (for .net framework 1.1 sp1)
    4. Put CD service pack 2 MCE 2005, run
    5. Windows update in internet

    And all is OK

    Willy MAENDLY, Switzerland
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    Welcome to Short-Media

    not understanding .. are you having the same issue?
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    Sledge, Maendly is stating that he had the same problem, but fixed it.

    Maendly, Sie sind hier wilkommen! Gruess.
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