File ftdisk.sys windows xp reinstall error

[wiz329]

I am trying to reinstall windows on an old dell dimension 4600 desktop computer.

I wiped the HDD with DBAN, then tried to reinstall windows. It gets past the BIOS screen, boots into a blue plaintext screen that says "Windows Setup Utility". At the bottom it says it starts loading various things (kernal debugger dll, windows setup, PCI bus driver ... various other drivers), then when it gets to "Mount Point Manager" it stalls, then gives me the error:

File ftdisk.sys caused an unexpected error (47872) at line 5897 in d:\xpsp1\base\boot\setup\setup.c.

Press any key to continue.

Is it a bad DVD drive?

I tried reformatting using GParted Live, but the same thing happened. What's the deal?

 

[THRiLL KiLL]

sounds like bad media.

do you have another disk?

 

[janas19]

sounds like bad media.

do you have another disk?

+1

 

[Matt1970]

Yep. You can try checking the actual DVD for smudges.