Missing wmploc.dll file during install

[SeisaT]

I was installing Win XP PRO on my new machine and at around 93% of install, it system reported that the file "wmploc.dll" could not be copied and I had to "skip" it and continued with the installation to completion.

How can I get and install this dll file?

Rgds,
SeisaT

 

[BadBigBen]

Was the PC a new build, and did you build it?

if yes, have you tested RAM? e.g. Memtest86+ from a bootable Floppy or Ultimate Boot CD...

is the install CD a burned copy of an original? if yes, throw it away and reburn the copy at the slowest speed possible... there is a high chance that the CD-R is faulty...

if it is an original then test the hardware first...


Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[vanka25]

I agree with B³ that it is most likely a bad CD. I have had similar issues during XP installs and it always turned out to be the drive and install CD not getting along. Once I had a Dell laptop that would throw this error with a pressed Microsoft install CD, while a burned CD worked fine.

You should definitely try another CD before you start diagnosing the rest of your hardware.

 

[linney]

If that is all that was skipped, perhaps, if your Setup is otherwise completed successfully, you could download WMP 11 and install that?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx

See - "You Receive a File Copy Error During Setup"

310064 - HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation When You Upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Me

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310064&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Any problems with "wmploc.dll" at a later time (post setup), then this thread and Google link might help?

WMP 10 or 11 not recognizing ver of windows
thread779-1299024

http://www.google.com/search?q="Windows+Media+Technologies+Is+Incompatible"&rls=com.microsoft

 

[SeisaT]

Thank you Guys. Your responses have been very valuable. I think it was a case of a bad Cd (copy). The install was successfully completed despite the error and I believe Win XP PRO SP3 installed it.

You're all worth a star.

Rgds,
SeisaT