I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
on a box and it goes fine through the first installation phase, but
then I am getting:
~
"Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
~
Someone recommended to me to use knoppix (knoppix.net) in order to:
~
check via dmesg that the disk are fine (which they were),
~
make sure you can mount then (I could just fine), and
~
run smartmoontools on it (i didn't report any problems from within
knoppix)
~
The BIOS is also see the ATA disk just fine. I even reset it to the
defaults and it does detect the drive just fine.
~
So what on earth is going on?
~
How can I solve this problem?
~
Thanks
lbrtchx

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d6b7325a-4ffb-44e0-890f-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
<snip>

You do not need to install Windows 98 to do the upgrade to Windows XP.
Just boot from the Windows XP install CD. When it says that it cannot
find a prior eligible version of Windows from which to upgrade, insert
the install CD for Windows 98 and point there to continue the upgrade
install of Windows XP.


NOTE: lbrtchx attempted to disconnect all discussions by redirecting
any replies via FollowUp-To to just the microsoft.public.win98.setup.
If the other newsgroups are inappropriate for seeing replies then
those newsgroups were also inappropriate for you to post there! As a
result, I ignored the attempt to use FollowUp-To to disconnect the
discussion from the other newsgroups (my response was already sent to
the followup newsgroup and was not included in this redo of my prior
reply). Do not cross-post to newsgroups and then use the FollowUp-To
header to disconnect those discussions. You may have selected one
newsgroups as your favorite home newsgroup but that doesn't mean the
respondents want to visit there. FollowUp-To is used by spammers and
malcontents.

Most likely your partition table or boot sector is incorrect.
Delete any partitions, boot the XP CD to partition and format.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d6b7325a-4ffb-44e0-890f-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
> on a box and it goes fine through the first installation phase, but
> then I am getting:
> ~
> "Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
> ~

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
> on a box and it goes fine through the first installation phase, but
> then I am getting:
> ~
> "Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
> ~
> Someone recommended to me to use knoppix (knoppix.net) in order to:
> ~
> check via dmesg that the disk are fine (which they were),
> ~
> make sure you can mount then (I could just fine), and
> ~
> run smartmoontools on it (i didn't report any problems from within
> knoppix)
> ~
> The BIOS is also see the ATA disk just fine. I even reset it to the
> defaults and it does detect the drive just fine.
> ~
> So what on earth is going on?
> ~
> How can I solve this problem?
> ~
> Thanks
> lbrtchx

Just an idea: "replace disk and ..." usually refers only to
removeble media, specifically the floppy, or maybe a CD.

Arno

Arno Wagner "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
>> on a box and it goes fine through the first installation phase, but
>> then I am getting:
>> ~
>> "Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
>> ~
>> Someone recommended to me to use knoppix (knoppix.net) in order to:
>> ~
>> check via dmesg that the disk are fine (which they were),
>> ~
>> make sure you can mount then (I could just fine), and
>> ~
>> run smartmoontools on it (i didn't report any problems from within
>> knoppix)
>> ~
>> The BIOS is also see the ATA disk just fine. I even reset it to the
>> defaults and it does detect the drive just fine.
>> ~
>> So what on earth is going on?
>> ~
>> How can I solve this problem?
>> ~
>> Thanks
>> lbrtchx
>
> Just an idea: "replace disk and ..." usually refers only to
> removeble media, specifically the floppy, or maybe a CD.
>
> Arno

That's what I told the OP 3 hours ago.

--
Your mother was a canophilic vegetable who campaigned for the harlots'
union on a small island in the middle of nowhere.