Stuck in Upgrade Loop

[Guest]

I'm trying to upgrade my desktop from W2K Pro to XP Pro and during a restart I "briefly" received this error msg titled "lsass.exe - not enough quota!" stating "Not enough virtual memory or paging file quota is available to complete the required operation." Then the system auto-restarts and the installation screen pops back up stating "Setup is Restarting . . . . . . . . . ." The screen will flash, my cursur will appear and the the cycle starts all over again with the error msg. I can't even run in safe mode - command prompt only. The only thing I can do is go into my BIOS. Will somebody please ease my suffering?

 

[Guest]

Install xp cd,restart computer,boot to xp cd,select,install xp,new copy,
delete current partition(2000),create partition,xp will reformat the hd
and do a clean install.

 

[Michael Patten]

That would work - IF HE WANTED TO LOOSE ALL DATA ON HIS PC!

Try using a feature such as a Windows PE / Bart PE Boot CD to access your
data and back it up before you re-install your PC.

Bart PE can be obtained from the following website -
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

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Remember - There are 2 types of users;
Those that have lost data, and those who are about to.

Install xp cd,restart computer,boot to xp cd,select,install xp,new copy,
delete current partition(2000),create partition,xp will reformat the hd
and do a clean install.

restart I "briefly" received this error msg titled "lsass.exe - not enough
quota!" stating "Not enough virtual memory or paging file quota is available
to complete the required operation." Then the system auto-restarts and the
installation screen pops back up stating "Setup is Restarting . . . . . . .
.. . ." The screen will flash, my cursur will appear and the the cycle
starts all over again with the error msg. I can't even run in safe mode -
command prompt only. The only thing I can do is go into my BIOS. Will
somebody please ease my suffering?