I was trying to reformat my drive using the manufacturer's XP CD and the same error came up, "biosinfo.inf is missing or corrupt." From this forum and many others, I realized the solution is to use the Recovery Console to delete and replace the biosinfo.inf file. Basically I restarted my computer with the XP CD in the CD drive, then I pressed "R" for recovery console when that option became available. A choice came up and I entered "1" which took me to the C:\Windows prompt.
At that prompt, I typed "cd i386" and then I was in the C:\windows\i386 directory. The biosinfo.inf file is located there.
I deleted the file by typing "del biosinfo.inf"
Then I simply restarted the computer...and everything worked!! It was a wonderful feeling
What I had originally tried, from instructions found on various forums like this one, was to copy biosinfo.inf from the XP CD into the C:\windows\i386 folder. I tried that, and it didn't work. I then tried copying the file from my dad's computer onto my USB flash drive, then from the flash drive onto my C:\ drive. Still no success. Even though I was copying a clean file, it still said it was missing or corrupt. But for some reason, deleting the file and NOT replacing it, and then letting the XP CD load a fresh version, seemed to work.
Hope this helps anyone in the future!
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