My friend has some problems...

Well he just got new computer and installed Windows XP Home Sp1. Well its running good but he cant install any programs.

He gets this error:http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/crm123/err.jpg

Anyone know what the problem can be?

He cant install anything? I would first check the CD-ROM drive if he is trying to install from CD's, if not that, RAM.

Yes, it looks like he's got a problem with the CD drive (input/output error...specifically input).

Thanks alot guys, I will tell him.

You could also have him try updating the Windows Installer...

Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en

had the same problem with my game m/c when i swapped the cdrom for a dvd/rw i think it had to do with the cable select jumper on the drive, anyway i had the wrong jumper connected on it

Disk corruption, likely HDD corruption!

Thus you shall get and run Memtest86.
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A RAM problem can cause the following symptoms:

1. Windows falsely says that a file can't be found.

Often appears in the message box variant, with an OK button.
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2. Windows displays the error message saying that MSGINA.DLL failed to initialize.

You also probably can't log in when this error message appears.
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3. Windows always crashes on you when in normal mode, but fine in safe mode!

You have to use safe mode just to use Windows!
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