Use Norton Ghost to burn an image of the CD. It will probably work as opposed to burning it with Adaptec or Nero.

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Tried the link above, but it now requires a userid and pswd to log in. Any other link?

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Has anyone found a fix for this problem? tks.

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I am having the same problem. I just copied the entire cd-rom to my hard drive. then looked to replace the file from the cd-rom..\i386\asms\6000\msft\windows\common\controls\ directory called CONTROLS.MSN. and then burned the cd from my hard drive onto a new cd and it works fine using Roxie project EZ creator

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Has anyone tried zippping the cd and then copying it?

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I have the same problem. Now I copied the XP Pro cd on hard disk and I replaced the corrupted file with a copy from Win XP home. I hope it works.

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Jezz u guys are great.. Got new copy of Controls.man. Copied XP CD to HD. Replaced Controls File and Burned using Adept EZ Creator (DISK AT ONCE) Thanks Guys

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Hi guys, I am having the same problem. Windows xp installation aborts with the following error message: "sxs.dll:syntax error in manifest or policy file e:\i386\asms\6000\msft\windows\common\controls\controls.man" on line 0 Where can I get a new file? The ftp site ftp.natm.ru is not working. Please HELP! :) Can someone send me the good file? My email is pedroalexandremonteiro@yahoo.com Thanks.

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everything in the installation goes fine till It reaches the "installation of windows". The error reads "sxs.dll:syntax error in manifest or policy file e:\i386\asms\6000\msft\windows\common\controls\controls.man" on line 0 Manifest Parse error Invalid at top level of document. Thanks

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Always the same problem.I even removed..\asms\6000,but the problem is still alive.I tried to copy the file from installed and running XP,but disc failed again.please somebody to send me \i386\asms\6000.good luck!!!

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I have i386\asms\6000 working copy.Just ask me to send.After changing I forgot that problem.

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Ok So I have tried everything that has been suggested so far..Now I get a syntax error in manifest file and it occurrs in different manifest files, i.e gdiplus.man, mswincrt.man etc etc. I am on my 7th attempt.. oh gee look at that.... Error: a components file does not match the verification information present in the component manifest.....Syntax error in line 4 of policy file GDIPLUS.MAN. well there you go... Paul. Man I love computers.

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Ok So I have tried everything that has been suggested so far..Now I get a syntax error in manifest file and it occurrs in different manifest files, i.e gdiplus.man, mswincrt.man etc etc. I am on my 7th attempt.. oh gee look at that....%

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do you guys not read the script above before you post?? come on. all right, enough ranting... found a similar string at http://www.sharkyforums.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005629.html it was much more help. from what I gather, the problem is caused by a bad burn. you need to find the ORIGINAL SOURCE of your copy of XP. by that, I mean, the ISO, BIN, NRG file, etc... then burn that DIRECTLY to a new CD. or, use ISOBuster (freeware) and extract the file, and burn what you extracted to a CD. this is not rocket science. Also, there are craploads of ftp's out there, but they are so unreliable. I got XP off Morpheus. It took 3 days to download, but I got it. a little patience goes a long way. By the way, if you reformatted your computer completely without a backup plan before installing pirated software, then you completely deserve this, and are not really worth the intelligence of the helpful posters in this string. Thank you. happy computing.

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Hey Everyone, I got the same Control.man error and found a fix that will work. ~ I copied the entire content of my cd to a directory name xp_temp on my hard drive. Note: recieved a copy error the first time had to do it a second time ~ I created a new CONTROL.MAN file in notepad with the xml code listed below. ! Be sure to save it with the proper .MAN extension and note .txt ! ~ Replaced the faulty CONTROL.MAN with the new one. ~ Reburned the CD (with Nero 5.5 ToolbarWindow32 ComboBoxEx32 msctls_trackbar32 msctls_updown32 msctls_progress32 msctls_hotkey32 msctls_statusbar32 SysHeader32 SysListView32 SysTreeView32 SysTabControl32 SysIPAddress32 SysPager NativeFontCtl Button Static Listbox ScrollBar SysLink tooltips_class32 ButtonListBox SysAnimate32 SysMonthCal32 SysDateTimePick32 ReBarWindow32 Edit Combobox ComboLBox [End of content]

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Hey Everyone, Let's try this one again... The code in CONTROL.MAN is XML and WILL NOT upload on this webbased newgroup. Found the fix at the URL listed below. http://www.windows-expert.net/forum/display_message.asp?mid=31 ~ I copied the entire content of my cd to a directory name xp_temp on my hard drive. Note: recieved a copy error the first time had to do it a second time ~ I created a new CONTROL.MAN file in notepad with the xml code listed below. ! Be sure to save it with the proper .MAN extension and note .txt ! ~ Replaced the faulty CONTROL.MAN with the new one. ~ Reburned the CD (with Nero 5.5 awesome software) Hey "little help" dude, Go easy MAN! I'm a working NT/Win2K MCSE and have 10 years of experience with 1000's of installs, and this one stumped me for a day. But I found help by searching on several newsgroups. I validated this fix by crossferencing different sources. And besides I didn't need to spend three days downloading an obviously suspicious iso code. ;) If there are any newbies that are still having trouble... I'll check back later and email you the fix if necessary. Good Luck, LG

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Hi guys, use the followin' link to download the .man file,think it should work http://members.tripod.com/qwert183/Controls.man copy the cd on your hard disk then replace the control.man file, and that's it burn the cd,and install xp HAVE FUN

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Used the following link to get the controls.man file..worked fine http://members.tripod.com/qwert183/Controls.man glad to see i'm not the only one with the same problem guys....!

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Response Number 22 above did the trick for me!! Thanks!!

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Wow, You guys are pretty amazing. This is better tech support then most companies provide for thier own products. Thanks all.

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For all with this problem I followed response 22 and went to http://www.windows-expert.net/forum/display_message.asp?mid=31 like he said and my install now worked.

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I got a copy of win xp. i had the same problem what i did was i opened notpad and insterted these values and saved it as controls.man and it works perfectly. [Content of Controls.man] ToolbarWindow32 ComboBoxEx32 msctls_trackbar32 msctls_updown32 msctls_progress32 msctls_hotkey32 msctls_statusbar32 SysHeader32 SysListView32 SysTreeView32 SysTabControl32 SysIPAddress32 SysPager NativeFontCtl Button Static Listbox ScrollBar SysLink tooltips_class32 ButtonListBox SysAnimate32 SysMonthCal32 SysDateTimePick32 ReBarWindow32 Edit Combobox ComboLBox [End of content]

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i created a temp folder and dumped the contents of the cd in it, then i changed the controls.man file, but how do i burn the image correctlly? i'm using nero, so i created an image using the virtual recorder, then i burned the image. it seems to work, but when i restart, it doesn't show up as a bootable cd. anyone?

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You guys are genious's (genii?) :) Now, what gets me, is with a corrupt CONTROLS.MAN file, the CD will still work on some machines, but not on others. Apparently some hardware configs don't use that file. Crazy! -Caleb

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hey guys, I have tried all the solutions. Not a single one works for me. When I replaced the Control.man with a new one, I got an error saying that it is corrupt and contains all zeros. I have tried this with control.man from different cd's. It still doesn't work. Can any 1 help me? PLEEEEEZEE!!!!

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Ok, I see that you all have the same error. Well I have another one, I'm missing the I386\asms\7000\MSFT\WINDOWS\MSWINCRT\MSWINCRT.MAN and I can't do a thing =( Let me know if there's anything that I can do! Thanks nat

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Use Easy CD Creator 5 instead of Nero to burn the iso-image. I downloaded the iso twice and get the same errors. so i checked the iso-content with winimage and found the controls.man in the image was ok on both versions. Then i tried to burn it with Easy CD Creator 5 and it works on the first shot!

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Man!!!!! I have tryed to get a copy of the controls.man file from every place you can think of, and it can not be found. If any one out there can send me a copy of the file it would be CHOICE.... I am trying to install WinXp Pro and get the same as every one error on line 4 Ta....

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I haven't actually tried this file yet, but here's where you can find it. http://members.tripod.com/qwert183/Controls.man - Blaine -

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I just tried that file, and it worked great. Just copied the whole CD to a folder on my computer (don't worry, no hidden files), replaced that file, reburned as a data CD in Nero and off I went.

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say you copy the contents of the xp cd to the hard drive then replace the CONTROLS.MAN file. Will the cd be bootable when you try to install XP on hard drive with a clean slate?

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