Upgrading from ME to XP Pro

In short I have used the Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft to confirm that my
system can be upgraded from ME to XP Pro. There were some issues with my
chipset but the advisor says they are not 'upgrade killers.' During the
upgrade process it notifies me that the following file cannot be found
"c\$win_nt$.~ls\i386\system32\smss.exe" if I try to ignore it and continue
every file after that seems to be unreadable.
In the MS message boards I found a suggestion about copying the I386 folder
from the CD to the hard drive and upgrade from my hard drive. I tried that
and it hangs up at something about "cannot copy 40: access denied" when
trying to copy a file called "40a.cab".
What I am to do is upgrade my OS so that I can MS Excel instead of that
"wussy" MS Works spreadsheet program. If it would be easier to find an older
copy of Office then try to upgrade, what version of Office would work with ME?

So many questions, so slow at typing, oh well.

Any help or suggestions that anyone has please post. This is my first time
posting to a board so forgive any newbie goofs I commited. Just point them
out and I will learn.

Weekend user wrote:
> In short I have used the Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft to confirm
> that my system can be upgraded from ME to XP Pro. There were some
> issues with my chipset but the advisor says they are not 'upgrade
> killers.' During the upgrade process it notifies me that the
> following file cannot be found
> "c\$win_nt$.~ls\i386\system32\smss.exe" if I try to ignore it and
> continue every file after that seems to be unreadable.
> In the MS message boards I found a suggestion about copying the I386
> folder from the CD to the hard drive and upgrade from my hard drive.
> I tried that and it hangs up at something about "cannot copy 40:
> access denied" when trying to copy a file called "40a.cab".
> What I am to do is upgrade my OS so that I can MS Excel instead of
> that "wussy" MS Works spreadsheet program. If it would be easier to
> find an older copy of Office then try to upgrade, what version of
> Office would work with ME?
>
> So many questions, so slow at typing, oh well.
>
> Any help or suggestions that anyone has please post. This is my
> first
> time posting to a board so forgive any newbie goofs I commited.
> Just
> point them out and I will learn.


Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On much
less frequent occasions, a bad CD or defective CD drive can also cause
this.

As the Upgrade Advisor has already warned you to expect problems
with the motherboard's chipset, you might check with the motherboard's
manufacturer to see if there's a BIOS upgrade that can provide better
WinXP-compatibility.


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A chipset issue does not necessarily require a BIOS upgrade but it sure
requires a check of the motherboard manufacturer's web site to see if there
are new drivers for the chipset.

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
news:ORmVEphwEHA.356@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Weekend user wrote:
>> In short I have used the Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft to confirm
>> that my system can be upgraded from ME to XP Pro. There were some
>> issues with my chipset but the advisor says they are not 'upgrade
>> killers.' During the upgrade process it notifies me that the
>> following file cannot be found
>> "c\$win_nt$.~ls\i386\system32\smss.exe" if I try to ignore it and
>> continue every file after that seems to be unreadable.
>> In the MS message boards I found a suggestion about copying the I386
>> folder from the CD to the hard drive and upgrade from my hard drive.
>> I tried that and it hangs up at something about "cannot copy 40:
>> access denied" when trying to copy a file called "40a.cab".
>> What I am to do is upgrade my OS so that I can MS Excel instead of
>> that "wussy" MS Works spreadsheet program. If it would be easier to
>> find an older copy of Office then try to upgrade, what version of
>> Office would work with ME?
>>
>> So many questions, so slow at typing, oh well.
>>
>> Any help or suggestions that anyone has please post. This is my first
>> time posting to a board so forgive any newbie goofs I commited. Just
>> point them out and I will learn.
>
>
> Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
> most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
> likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On much
> less frequent occasions, a bad CD or defective CD drive can also cause
> this.
>
> As the Upgrade Advisor has already warned you to expect problems with
> the motherboard's chipset, you might check with the motherboard's
> manufacturer to see if there's a BIOS upgrade that can provide better
> WinXP-compatibility.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
>
>
>