I Get An Error That One Or More Files Are Missing

[Guest]

My school, Penn State, is part of the MSDN Academic Alliance. I download XP
Pro, with a license number, but I'm having trouble running the XP Home to XP
Pro UPGRADE, not CLEAN INSTALL. Here's what it says...

"An error occurred copying file aepzy4z2.sys to C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\aepzy4z2.sys.

The file is missing. Contact your system administrator.

You may choose to retry the copy, skip this file, or exit Setup."

I have run searches upon searches for that .sys file but have not seen any
matches what so ever. Not even from Google!

Is it possible this XP Pro download is faulty? I have a legible key, can I
download another copy of XP Pro from Microsoft and then use the key I have
during that installation? I'm trying to stay away from a clean install,
because I'm on a time budget right now. I'll make that my last resort.

Help!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My school, Penn State, is part of the MSDN Academic Alliance. I
download XP Pro, with a license number, but I'm having trouble
running the XP Home to XP Pro UPGRADE, not CLEAN INSTALL. Here's
what it says...

"An error occurred copying file aepzy4z2.sys to
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\aepzy4z2.sys.

The file is missing. Contact your system administrator.

You may choose to retry the copy, skip this file, or exit Setup."

I have run searches upon searches for that .sys file but have not
seen any matches what so ever. Not even from Google!

Is it possible this XP Pro download is faulty? I have a legible
key, can I download another copy of XP Pro from Microsoft and then
use the key I have during that installation? I'm trying to stay
away from a clean install, because I'm on a time budget right now.
I'll make that my last resort.

Help!

Possibilities...

Your CD is bad, your CD drive is bad, your CD is not 100% compatible with
your CD drive, your hard disk drive has bad sectors/is defective, you have
bad memory in your system, faulty power supply.

 

[Guest]

If SP2 was included with the xp pro installation (as with retail
copy),you'd get
a message "thier is no upgrade from xp home to xp pro"...Only a clean
install will/would work....

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My school, Penn State, is part of the MSDN Academic Alliance. I
download XP Pro, with a license number, but I'm having trouble
running the XP Home to XP Pro UPGRADE, not CLEAN INSTALL. Here's
what it says...

"An error occurred copying file aepzy4z2.sys to
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\aepzy4z2.sys.

The file is missing. Contact your system administrator.

You may choose to retry the copy, skip this file, or exit Setup."

I have run searches upon searches for that .sys file but have not
seen any matches what so ever. Not even from Google!

Is it possible this XP Pro download is faulty? I have a legible
key, can I download another copy of XP Pro from Microsoft and then
use the key I have during that installation? I'm trying to stay
away from a clean install, because I'm on a time budget right now.
I'll make that my last resort.

Help!

If SP2 was included with the xp pro installation (as with retail
copy),you'd get
a message "thier is no upgrade from xp home to xp pro"...Only a
clean install will/would work....

Andrew E.,

You cannot be this thick, stubborn or that incapable of learning. You have
tried to prove, time and time again with this answer about there not being a
valid path to upgrade from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional Edition, that you just may actually be that thick, stubborn and
incapable of learning. I am asking you - again - to support your claim or
at least give your actual reason for posting this obviously incorrect
answer. I have to give you credit - maybe I missed a post or two - but at
least you have changed your wording.

There are only two possibilities as I see it, Andrew E.

One possibility is that you are truly this dense. You have no idea that
what you are posting is incorrect and when people do call you on it - as
many have and will continue to do as long as you post drivel - you only
acknowledge it in so far as to be a little more caustic in your next reply
(with 'others might say' or something similar...) Therefore actually
believing - despite the fact that the other responders provide proof for
their answers and some (like myself) have asked you for proof or reasoning
behind your answer(s) - in the answer you have given, but being unwilling
(or in this theories case - unable due to lack of ability) to support the
information you have given.

Second possibility is that you are a cruel individual. You are giving out
false information *just* to do so in hopes that you can make someone take
their situation a step too far and lose data and time. I actually (and
sadly) see this as the most likely possibility.

In any case - I will give you the same answer I have given you time and time
again on this subject (upgrading from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional Edition) and hope that perhaps this time - you will have the
self-dignity to actually respond to the request for reasoning (I actually
want you to RESPOND to me) for your incorrect answer...

When you get one wrong (like this one) the first time - and it is proven to
you that it was the incorrect assumption - repeating it over and over does
not make it true.

Examples of your incorrect statement - over and over:
http://snipurl.com/s45j

The same answer I continue to give to prove to you that your assumption is
completely and totally false:

Andrew E. has been incorrect about this many times - but refuses (or perhaps
cannot comprehend) the fact that upgrading from Windows XP Home to Windows
Professional is supported and one of the easiest paths to follow.

Windows XP supported upgrade paths
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607

That article clearly shows a path from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional Edition..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607#XSLTH3140121123120121120120

Even external (non-Microsoft sponsored) confirm this:

What are the supported upgrade paths to Windows XP?
http://www.jsifaq.com/subI/tip4300/rh4349.htm

It would be nice - if just once - you responded to a rebuttal of your
incorrect answer and told us why you believe what you believe.

 

[DL]

Just has a thick skin, maybe

Andrew E.,

You cannot be this thick, stubborn or that incapable of learning. You
have
tried to prove, time and time again with this answer about there not being
a
valid path to upgrade from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional Edition, that you just may actually be that thick, stubborn
and
incapable of learning. I am asking you - again - to support your claim or
at least give your actual reason for posting this obviously incorrect
answer. I have to give you credit - maybe I missed a post or two - but at
least you have changed your wording.

There are only two possibilities as I see it, Andrew E.

One possibility is that you are truly this dense. You have no idea that
what you are posting is incorrect and when people do call you on it - as
many have and will continue to do as long as you post drivel - you only
acknowledge it in so far as to be a little more caustic in your next reply
(with 'others might say' or something similar...) Therefore actually
believing - despite the fact that the other responders provide proof for
their answers and some (like myself) have asked you for proof or reasoning
behind your answer(s) - in the answer you have given, but being unwilling
(or in this theories case - unable due to lack of ability) to support the
information you have given.

Second possibility is that you are a cruel individual. You are giving out
false information *just* to do so in hopes that you can make someone take
their situation a step too far and lose data and time. I actually (and
sadly) see this as the most likely possibility.

In any case - I will give you the same answer I have given you time and
time
again on this subject (upgrading from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows
XP
Professional Edition) and hope that perhaps this time - you will have the
self-dignity to actually respond to the request for reasoning (I actually
want you to RESPOND to me) for your incorrect answer...

When you get one wrong (like this one) the first time - and it is proven
to
you that it was the incorrect assumption - repeating it over and over does
not make it true.

Examples of your incorrect statement - over and over:
http://snipurl.com/s45j

The same answer I continue to give to prove to you that your assumption is
completely and totally false:

Andrew E. has been incorrect about this many times - but refuses (or
perhaps
cannot comprehend) the fact that upgrading from Windows XP Home to Windows
Professional is supported and one of the easiest paths to follow.

Windows XP supported upgrade paths
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607

That article clearly shows a path from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows
XP
Professional Edition..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607#XSLTH3140121123120121120120

Even external (non-Microsoft sponsored) confirm this:

What are the supported upgrade paths to Windows XP?
http://www.jsifaq.com/subI/tip4300/rh4349.htm

It would be nice - if just once - you responded to a rebuttal of your
incorrect answer and told us why you believe what you believe.

 

[Guest]

Hello, I had this same problem just now while trying to upgrade, except the
file was different and a search didn't show any results for that file (like
yours).

Here's how I fixed the problem:
I searched the registry for the file. I found that it was a Raid driver that
I had installed that came with my mobo, that XP didn't have. So I went to the
device manager and uninstalled it. After that, I tried upgrading and it
worked perfectly!

If there are still errors after that you probably have to uninstall ALL
proprietary drivers for the upgrade to work.

Good luck.