trying to upgrade to XP pro from 2000

[chris]

I am trying to upgrade, but having 2 problems during
install.
1. During setup while in windows, it reads XP does not
recognize 3COM(which was an old 56k modem that I dont use
anymore). I removed this device but still prompts during
setup, can I ignore this?

2. During install it reboots to XP setup in DOS mode, I
get a prompt in DOS that reads...Line 81 of INF
file\$WIN_NT$.~BT\WINNT.SIF is invalid, then it says it
cannot continue.

How do I fix this problem, the booklet didnt give any
explanation for this.

Thank you
Chris

 

[Len Segal]

Chris,

I'm not 100% sure on this one (MS KB has no useful info that I could find),
but I'll make some suggestions that I hope will work for you. If they don't
please post back as a reply here with what you did and what the outcome is
so that one of us can attempt to help you further.

As a guess, I think these two problems might be related, so here's a
suggestion to try:
- Boot into Safe Mode and go to Device Manager. See if the 3Com modem shows
up here at all. If so, delete it. Go to Control Panel, Modems and verify
that it doesn't show up there either (if so, delete it).
- Winnt.sif is a Windows Setup answer file. Did you perchance create such a
file with the modem specified in it? If so, edit the file to remove it.
- Try to reinstall again and see if the problems are resolved.