Microsoft KB Archive/915161

= Error message during the &quot;Finalizing Installation&quot; phase when you try to upgrade to Windows XP: &quot;setup cannot copy file&quot; =

Article ID: 915161

Article Last Modified on 3/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to upgrade a computer to Microsoft Windows XP, you receive an error message during the Finalizing Installation phase of the upgrade process. The error message is similar to the following:

setup cannot copy .dll

ensure that the location specified below is correct



Note You may receive this error message even though the specified location is correct.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Press SHIFT+F10 to open a command prompt.
 * 2) At the command prompt, type Copy :\i386\ .dl_ %systemroot%\$win_nt$.~\i386, and then press ENTER.

Note In this command,  is a placeholder that represents the drive letter.

Note In this command,  is a placeholder that represents the file name.
 * 1) Close the command prompt, and then click OK.

Keywords: kbfix kbupgrade kbtshoot kberrmsg kbprb KB915161

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