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Windows cannot access the installation sources. Verify that the installation sources are accessible and restart the installation.

This message appear during installation. What is the main problem of this issue?

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Question added by Roderick Cabase , IT Technician , Saudi Aramco (Contract Isam Kabbani & Partners Co.)
Date Posted: 2014/07/12
Ramesh Kumar
by Ramesh Kumar , Admin/HR Officer , Omni Group

This error belongs to source from which you are installing software, it can be bad CD/DVD or file missing from CD/DVD/USB Flash or network server or any other source. 

Muhammad Zeeshan Hashim
by Muhammad Zeeshan Hashim , IT Sales & Procurement Manager , G Z Tech Traders

I would suggest this messge is related to the source cd/dvd corrupted. Need to install with the different media but in this case I ll have a look at my hdd also.because a faulty hard drive also can give such errors.

Saravanan R
by Saravanan R , Senior Technical Assistant , M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation

This error belongs to source from which you are installing software, it can be bad CD/DVD or file missing from CD/DVD/USB Flash or network server or any other source.

 

You have to change the CD/DVD. 

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You have to change the SATA/IDE port, also ensure it is enabled in the BIOS settings.

Abdelgader Kamal
by Abdelgader Kamal , IT Customers Support , Emaratech F.Z.C

If this issue is happened with all installations you trying.. then Update the windows installer to the current version. 

malak karakotly
by malak karakotly , demi chef de partie , Hilton

It is most likely a case of software incompatability, which may be fixed by updating your server, or looking for a similar software that is made for your current server. 

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