Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Windows XP SP3 System Repair CD Rom Drive Not Recognized GLOBALROOT\DEVICE\CDROM0\I386 not found

When attempting an Repair Install of Windows XP SP3 the CDROM is not longer available or recognized on the first reboot of the setup installation. A message window is displayed with the path GLOBALROOT\DEVICE\CDROM0\I386 which does not exist. 


The method that worked for me was to copy the i386 folder from the cd to the C: drive on the targeted computer. Then when the installer prompts for the directory path above instead add in C:\i386 instead. You may need to do this many times so use the copy/paste key combinations (ctrl+c, ctrl+p) to make it easier. Then click on OK each time you are prompted.


This worked for me hope it helps you.


Thanks,
HHI Computer Guys


www.hhicomputerguys.com



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  1. Dragun21January 10, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    Eres un genio,¡funciona! Siempre debe ponerse la ruta C:\i386 asumiendo que previamente el disco tenia instalado el Windows y estes haciendo una reparación (una reinstalación sobre una vieja)

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