Installing Printmaster Gold 4 on WinXP- how?

[Logomachist]

I have a copy of PrintMaster Gold 4.0.
I have a computer running WinXP.

I want to install PM onto WinXP.

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Don't tell me it can't be done!

[Logomachist]

Better explain the issues I am enocuntering. When installing, it can't copy files from the source disc to the destination folder. These are the files it can't copy:

O:\PMW32\SYMBOL.OTL --> C:\win_progs\pmw\symbol.otl
O:\PMW32\PMW.EXE --> C:\win_progs\pmw\pmw.exe (hardware error)
o:\pmw32\pmwtt.dll --> C:\win_progs\pmw\pmwtt.dll (hardware error)
o"\pmw32\smack32.dll --> C:\win_progs\pmw\smack32.dll (hardware error)
o:\pmw32\pmw.hlp --> C:\win_progs\pmw\pmw.hlp
o:\pmw32\pmwres32.dll --> C:\win_progs\pmw\PMWRES32.DLL (hardware error)
O:\pmw32\pmwshape.dat --> C:\win_progs\pmw\pmwshape.dat (hardware error)
O:\pmw32\pmwurL.exe --> C:\win_progs\pmw\pmwurl.exe (hardware error)
o:\pmw32\ssce4132.dll --> C:\win_progs\pmw\ssce4132.dll (hardware error)

I tried copying them manually and that didn't work any better.

You know I assumed it was resultiing from a Windows incompatibility but it might just be a defective installation disc. I'll go see if I can find a better copy on the web somewhere.

[the gaffer]

This definitely sounds like either a bad install disc or a cd/dvd drive that is getting worn,Some drives do stop reading discs properly long before they give in altogether

[OldVersion.com Admin]

Try washing the disc with water and scrubbing it with a paper towel. This usually does the trick for me.