CAN'T BOOT INTO XP (THE 98-XP UPGRADE WORKED INITIALLY)-HELP!

Hi, So I at first successfully upgraded my notebook from 98-XP since product
support ends on July 11 (otherwise 98 still worked fine) all seemed great in
XP but then after a reboot all I get are "One of your disks needs to be
checked for consistency”-then runs CHKDSK & says the like:

"\WINDOWS\DUMP7955.tmp is crosslinked on allocation unit 1424732"

claims to have fixed it & 6 files that don't match their size then tries to
load XP & the whole thing starts over again!

I can not even get into Safe Mode or Use Last Known working
Configuration!-Nightmare!

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...430&gprid=37012
says I get 2 free calls OR emails but not open this weekend...so I turn to
you nice people.

Any ideas? It initially booted into XP, the only thing I changed was some
display settings I liked, still worked but after reboot I get this cycle of
"One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" with no end.

Pre-upgrade I had checked my HD for errors (none), malware & freed up 8 GB
& defragmented & all was fine with Win98 & initial XP boot so I feel there
should be hope here!

Appreciate any help, I'm generally good with PCs but frankly had heard some
horror stories about upgrading to XP & have been waiting for Merom-XP/Vista
notebooks to buy next notebook. This 15" LCD is still flawless & notebook
does exceed all MSFT listed system requirements for XP.

This Dell Inspiron 7000, 384 RAM, P366, 30GB HD, 8MB VRAM, DVD, docking
station cost a pretty penny back in 1999 but I've read people have been able
to upgrade this Inspiron 7000 to XP..and otherwise still was reliable before
this (CompUSA bought rebate) XP upgrade. What can I say I'm a
conservationist and don't want to toss a notebook that should work in both 98
& XP!

Thank you so much for your help,

multiposted

"ANA" <ANA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AFF080F7-64F2-4426-9111-8C3EF8281437@microsoft.com...
> Hi, So I at first successfully upgraded my notebook from 98-XP since
product
> support ends on July 11 (otherwise 98 still worked fine) all seemed great
in
> XP but then after a reboot all I get are "One of your disks needs to be
> checked for consistency"-then runs CHKDSK & says the like:
>
> "\WINDOWS\DUMP7955.tmp is crosslinked on allocation unit 1424732"
>
> claims to have fixed it & 6 files that don't match their size then tries
to
> load XP & the whole thing starts over again!
>
> I can not even get into Safe Mode or Use Last Known working
> Configuration!-Nightmare!
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...430&gprid=37012
> says I get 2 free calls OR emails but not open this weekend...so I turn to
> you nice people.
>
> Any ideas? It initially booted into XP, the only thing I changed was some
> display settings I liked, still worked but after reboot I get this cycle
of
> "One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" with no end.
>
> Pre-upgrade I had checked my HD for errors (none), malware & freed up 8 GB
> & defragmented & all was fine with Win98 & initial XP boot so I feel there
> should be hope here!
>
> Appreciate any help, I'm generally good with PCs but frankly had heard
some
> horror stories about upgrading to XP & have been waiting for
Merom-XP/Vista
> notebooks to buy next notebook. This 15" LCD is still flawless & notebook
> does exceed all MSFT listed system requirements for XP.
>
> This Dell Inspiron 7000, 384 RAM, P366, 30GB HD, 8MB VRAM, DVD, docking
> station cost a pretty penny back in 1999 but I've read people have been
able
> to upgrade this Inspiron 7000 to XP..and otherwise still was reliable
before
> this (CompUSA bought rebate) XP upgrade. What can I say I'm a
> conservationist and don't want to toss a notebook that should work in both
98
> & XP!
>
> Thank you so much for your help,
>

I posted here & help/support as wasn’t sure which was more relevant being an
upgrade. Here’s my reply to your kind reply:

Thanks DL, but ideally I'd like to upgrade since I bought the upgrade
product. I might be willing to clean install as a last resort* if it's
legal.

I did backup data of course but when I initially did boot into Win XP & saw
my directory structure, etc it was nice. I think I should be able to get
this upgrade to work since it did boot into XP initially but now it is stuck
in the CHKDSK-verifying files & folders loop mode.

Other thoughts? -Thanks


"DL" wrote:

> multiposted
>
> "ANA" <ANA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AFF080F7-64F2-4426-9111-8C3EF8281437@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, So I at first successfully upgraded my notebook from 98-XP since
> product
> > support ends on July 11 (otherwise 98 still worked fine) all seemed great
> in
> > XP but then after a reboot all I get are "One of your disks needs to be
> > checked for consistency"-then runs CHKDSK & says the like:
> >
> > "\WINDOWS\DUMP7955.tmp is crosslinked on allocation unit 1424732"
> >
> > claims to have fixed it & 6 files that don't match their size then tries
> to
> > load XP & the whole thing starts over again!
> >
> > I can not even get into Safe Mode or Use Last Known working
> > Configuration!-Nightmare!
> >
> >
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...430&gprid=37012
> > says I get 2 free calls OR emails but not open this weekend...so I turn to
> > you nice people.
> >
> > Any ideas? It initially booted into XP, the only thing I changed was some
> > display settings I liked, still worked but after reboot I get this cycle
> of
> > "One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" with no end.
> >
> > Pre-upgrade I had checked my HD for errors (none), malware & freed up 8 GB
> > & defragmented & all was fine with Win98 & initial XP boot so I feel there
> > should be hope here!
> >
> > Appreciate any help, I'm generally good with PCs but frankly had heard
> some
> > horror stories about upgrading to XP & have been waiting for
> Merom-XP/Vista
> > notebooks to buy next notebook. This 15" LCD is still flawless & notebook
> > does exceed all MSFT listed system requirements for XP.
> >
> > This Dell Inspiron 7000, 384 RAM, P366, 30GB HD, 8MB VRAM, DVD, docking
> > station cost a pretty penny back in 1999 but I've read people have been
> able
> > to upgrade this Inspiron 7000 to XP..and otherwise still was reliable
> before
> > this (CompUSA bought rebate) XP upgrade. What can I say I'm a
> > conservationist and don't want to toss a notebook that should work in both
> 98
> > & XP!
> >
> > Thank you so much for your help,
> >
>
>
>

crosspost don't multipost - you crosspost the same way as you send the same
email to two or more addresses, that way all the responses are visible in
the ng's to which you posted.

"ANA" <ANA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:901629E5-8D40-4065-A2D3-B32EF496BBC9@microsoft.com...
> I posted here & help/support as wasn't sure which was more relevant being
an
> upgrade. Here's my reply to your kind reply:
>
> Thanks DL, but ideally I'd like to upgrade since I bought the upgrade
> product. I might be willing to clean install as a last resort* if it's
> legal.
>
> I did backup data of course but when I initially did boot into Win XP &
saw
> my directory structure, etc it was nice. I think I should be able to get
> this upgrade to work since it did boot into XP initially but now it is
stuck
> in the CHKDSK-verifying files & folders loop mode.
>
> Other thoughts? -Thanks
>
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
> > multiposted
> >
> > "ANA" <ANA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:AFF080F7-64F2-4426-9111-8C3EF8281437@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi, So I at first successfully upgraded my notebook from 98-XP since
> > product
> > > support ends on July 11 (otherwise 98 still worked fine) all seemed
great
> > in
> > > XP but then after a reboot all I get are "One of your disks needs to
be
> > > checked for consistency"-then runs CHKDSK & says the like:
> > >
> > > "\WINDOWS\DUMP7955.tmp is crosslinked on allocation unit 1424732"
> > >
> > > claims to have fixed it & 6 files that don't match their size then
tries
> > to
> > > load XP & the whole thing starts over again!
> > >
> > > I can not even get into Safe Mode or Use Last Known working
> > > Configuration!-Nightmare!
> > >
> > >
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...430&gprid=37012
> > > says I get 2 free calls OR emails but not open this weekend...so I
turn to
> > > you nice people.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? It initially booted into XP, the only thing I changed was
some
> > > display settings I liked, still worked but after reboot I get this
cycle
> > of
> > > "One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" with no end.
> > >
> > > Pre-upgrade I had checked my HD for errors (none), malware & freed up
8 GB
> > > & defragmented & all was fine with Win98 & initial XP boot so I feel
there
> > > should be hope here!
> > >
> > > Appreciate any help, I'm generally good with PCs but frankly had heard
> > some
> > > horror stories about upgrading to XP & have been waiting for
> > Merom-XP/Vista
> > > notebooks to buy next notebook. This 15" LCD is still flawless &
notebook
> > > does exceed all MSFT listed system requirements for XP.
> > >
> > > This Dell Inspiron 7000, 384 RAM, P366, 30GB HD, 8MB VRAM, DVD,
docking
> > > station cost a pretty penny back in 1999 but I've read people have
been
> > able
> > > to upgrade this Inspiron 7000 to XP..and otherwise still was reliable
> > before
> > > this (CompUSA bought rebate) XP upgrade. What can I say I'm a
> > > conservationist and don't want to toss a notebook that should work in
both
> > 98
> > > & XP!
> > >
> > > Thank you so much for your help,
> > >
> >
> >
> >

OK, I see if I click Advanced Options of the Reply form it says “Cross-post
to these discussion groups (use full USENET designation)” but does not give
me an example of this designation, could you state the designation here so if
in the future I will cross-post rather than multi-post to avoid people's
wrath (joke {the 2nd post was frankly an afterthought this time as a newbie
here}.

The other reasons I’d prefer to upgrade is while I did back up my data:
1) I don’t have all the installation disks for my software (some 7 years old
now).
2) If there is no guarantee that Win XP will work, I can at least revert
back to my customized Win 98 more easily if it doesn’t. This is a lot less
work with upgrade.

I have read a clean install is needed at times but I’d still like to try to
see if the upgrade will work as it did in the first boot. I guess I’ll call
MSFT on Monday if no other ideas.

-Thanks


"DL" wrote:

> crosspost don't multipost - you crosspost the same way as you send the same
> email to two or more addresses, that way all the responses are visible in
> the ng's to which you posted.
>
> "ANA" <ANA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:901629E5-8D40-4065-A2D3-B32EF496BBC9@microsoft.com...
> > I posted here & help/support as wasn't sure which was more relevant being
> an
> > upgrade. Here's my reply to your kind reply:
> >
> > Thanks DL, but ideally I'd like to upgrade since I bought the upgrade
> > product. I might be willing to clean install as a last resort* if it's
> > legal.
> >
> > I did backup data of course but when I initially did boot into Win XP &
> saw
> > my directory structure, etc it was nice. I think I should be able to get
> > this upgrade to work since it did boot into XP initially but now it is
> stuck
> > in the CHKDSK-verifying files & folders loop mode.
> >
> > Other thoughts? -Thanks
> >
> >
> > "DL" wrote:
> >
> > > multiposted
> > >
> > > "ANA" <ANA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:AFF080F7-64F2-4426-9111-8C3EF8281437@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi, So I at first successfully upgraded my notebook from 98-XP since
> > > product
> > > > support ends on July 11 (otherwise 98 still worked fine) all seemed
> great
> > > in
> > > > XP but then after a reboot all I get are "One of your disks needs to
> be
> > > > checked for consistency"-then runs CHKDSK & says the like:
> > > >
> > > > "\WINDOWS\DUMP7955.tmp is crosslinked on allocation unit 1424732"
> > > >
> > > > claims to have fixed it & 6 files that don't match their size then
> tries
> > > to
> > > > load XP & the whole thing starts over again!
> > > >
> > > > I can not even get into Safe Mode or Use Last Known working
> > > > Configuration!-Nightmare!
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...430&gprid=37012
> > > > says I get 2 free calls OR emails but not open this weekend...so I
> turn to
> > > > you nice people.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas? It initially booted into XP, the only thing I changed was
> some
> > > > display settings I liked, still worked but after reboot I get this
> cycle
> > > of
> > > > "One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" with no end.
> > > >
> > > > Pre-upgrade I had checked my HD for errors (none), malware & freed up
> 8 GB
> > > > & defragmented & all was fine with Win98 & initial XP boot so I feel
> there
> > > > should be hope here!
> > > >
> > > > Appreciate any help, I'm generally good with PCs but frankly had heard
> > > some
> > > > horror stories about upgrading to XP & have been waiting for
> > > Merom-XP/Vista
> > > > notebooks to buy next notebook. This 15" LCD is still flawless &
> notebook
> > > > does exceed all MSFT listed system requirements for XP.
> > > >
> > > > This Dell Inspiron 7000, 384 RAM, P366, 30GB HD, 8MB VRAM, DVD,
> docking
> > > > station cost a pretty penny back in 1999 but I've read people have
> been
> > > able
> > > > to upgrade this Inspiron 7000 to XP..and otherwise still was reliable
> > > before
> > > > this (CompUSA bought rebate) XP upgrade. What can I say I'm a
> > > > conservationist and don't want to toss a notebook that should work in
> both
> > > 98
> > > > & XP!
> > > >
> > > > Thank you so much for your help,
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>