Cannot install XP home

[Guest]

I have a machine with 98 SE. When I go to install XP, I get two messages
1) Unable to copy e:/I386/Mfc42.dll to c:/Windows/setup/Mfc42.dl
2) Unable to copy e:/I386/migisol.exe to c:/Windows/setup/migisol.ex

Then the install fails

I looked on the CD and there is an e:/I386/Mfc42.dl_ and ane:/I386/migisol.ex_
My Windows directory is not marked read only

I opened up incident SRX040523603495. But Micsoft cannot figure it out

Please help.....

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or
Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;316639

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have a machine with 98 SE. When I go to install XP, I get two messages:
| 1) Unable to copy e:/I386/Mfc42.dll to c:/Windows/setup/Mfc42.dll
| 2) Unable to copy e:/I386/migisol.exe to c:/Windows/setup/migisol.exe
|
| Then the install fails.
|
| I looked on the CD and there is an e:/I386/Mfc42.dl_ and ane:/I386/migisol.ex_.
| My Windows directory is not marked read only.
|
| I opened up incident SRX040523603495. But Micsoft cannot figure it out.
|
| Please help.....

 

[Willie]

Are you doing a fresh install, or trying to install over 98? You cannot
install XP (OEM) OVER 98. Do you have an OEM or an upgrade CD?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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.

Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are capable
of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.

You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639

Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm

HOW TO Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation When You
Upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Me
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q310064


Bruce Chambers

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