Can't Get Past "Install the Base System"

[Dave L. Thompson]

I am a newbie Debian installer, and I’m installing Debian on a Dell PC with the seven CD’s I downloaded from the Debian site.  I have been unable to get past the “Install the Base System” portion.  I’ve confirmed that dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Release is present on the installation CD, but anytime I try to use it, I get the following error:   “The installation program couldn’t find any directory containing a file basedebs.tar or dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Release.”   What gives?   Thnx,   Dave