Welllllll.....

You've used two different OS-es (??? how do you make OS plural?)
You've used two different CDs.
You've used at least two different boot disks.
You've tried to install from the CD and from the hard drive.

I think it's safe to rule out any kind of media problem.
It looks like the common denominator here is the RAM.
ALSO...
Even though the majority of the MS Knowledgebase articles about SUWIN
problems are related to FONTS, there are a couple of tidbits about RAM.
Although there is the possibility that it's a marginal CD drive -- which
is not reading the data correctly to begin with.

But before you go swapping out parts....
You may have answered some (or all)  of these questions already,
but since I just got here, I'm gonna ask 'em anyway.

Are all the cables plugged in good and tight?
Is the CMOS battery in good condition and charged up?
Have you gently shaken the box to see if there are loose parts?
Have you booted to DOS and run the DOS version of SCANDISK
to perform a surface test on the hard drive?
Have you confirmed that the BIOS is not corrupt?

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Harold E. Schumacher, Jr. <[log in to unmask]>


> Hello again Jim, Rick, and others that have had the patience with me
> while I try to work through what was to be just a "spring cleaning".
>
> I did ~exactly~ as is noted below; and I mean exactly!  I just knew
> this was going to solve my problems, but it didn't.  When I ended up
> with the same error message (see below) I decided I would take the
> same list of instructions ~but~ with my Windows 98 OS instead of her
> WIN95 to see if I would come up with the same problem.
>
> I'm reporting back because I still need help but also because this
> new error message might reveal something else to you folks that may
> have been hidden earlier.  The message was as follows:
> Setup has detected a corrupt setup (.CAB) file.  This may be
> caused
> by a virus, low conventional memory, bad media, or a hardware
> problem.
> Click OK to exit setup.
>
> Sorry for being such a pest, but I didn't think a clean re-install
> would end up like this....
>
> Thanks again for your help.
> Harold
>
>
> Jim Meagher wrote:
> >
> > Harold,
> >
> > I'm kind of late arriving at this party, so I don't know all the
details.
> snip...
> >
> > PRE-INSTALL:
> > 1. Go to a functioning machine with the EXACT same version of
> >     Windows and make a brand new fresh boot disk.  Make sure
> >     the disk includes: SYS.COM, FORMAT.COM, FDISK.COM,
> >     MSCDEX.EXE, EXTRACT.EXE, SCANDISK.*, DRVSPACE.BIN,
> >     COMMAND.COM and HIMEM.SYS
> > 2. Copy the correct CD-ROM driver to the floppy.
> > 3. Set up CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT with the CD files.
> >     Make sure that CONFIG.SYS includes only these statements:
> >           DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
> >           BUFFERS=20
> >           FILES=60
> >           DEVICE= your cd driver and only the bare minimum
> >                          of switches. (/L: and /D:)
> > 4. Clean the Windows 95 CD. --- Make sure that you use a 100%
> >     cotton cloth and ONLY wipe in straight lines from the center
> >     hole outwards to the edge (like the spokes on a bicycle wheel).
> >
> > INSTALL:
> > 1. Boot into the BIOS, select the option to load the default values.
> > 2. Double check and make sure the BIOS anti-virus settings are
disabled.
> > 3. Boot to your fresh floppy.
> > 4. Run FDISK and delete ALL partitions.
> > 5. RE-boot the PC.
> > 6. Run FDISK and create your needed partitions.
> > 7. RE-boot the PC again.
> > 8. FORMAT drive C:
> > 9. Copy the entire CD to the hard drive.
> > 10. Run SETUP from the hard drive to install windows.
> >
> > Yes, there are lots of extra steps which aren't normally needed...
> > but this isn't a normal situation <g>.
> >
> > Good Luck!>
> > Jim Meagher
>
> > > Hello Rick and all...> >
> > >         Still dealing with my inability to re-load WIN95.  Getting
> > > following message:
> > >                         SUWIN caused a General Protection Fault in
> > module
> > >                         USER.EXE at 0006:005A
> > >
>
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