upgrade 98 to XP PRO

[geoff b]

Hello,

I recently swapped out my mainboard / CPU for a new
mainboard and CPU (AMD Duron). The hardware seems ok, but
no longer runs Win98. No problem, I want to upgrade to XP.

So, when I try to upgrade, setup runs for a few seconds
and then displays:

file \i386\KDCOM.dll could not be loaded
error code is 4.

I have tried looking up the problem in the KB but did not
find any hits. I also tried running setup on a differnt
computer, just to see if I get past the error, I do. So,
I don't suspect the media. Does anyone have any
suggestions?

If not, could someone tell me how to get the product ID
for install support, when I can't install the product?

Thanks,
Geoff B.

 

[cimex]

"The hardware seems ok, but no longer runs Win98. "
This is worth noting. You should not expect a hardware upgrade no longer
support an older (but not ancient) OS. If you cannot get your old OS to
work, the problem may be in the way the new hardware is configured. You may
find your answer here, but your question is really a hardware issue.

 

[cimex]

Not sure if this applies. Perhaps the site has the equivalent article for
Win 98.

"Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

 

[Malke]

"The hardware seems ok, but no longer runs Win98. "
This is worth noting. You should not expect a hardware upgrade no
longer support an older (but not ancient) OS. If you cannot get your
old OS to work, the problem may be in the way the new hardware is
configured. You may find your answer here, but your question is really
a hardware issue.

It's a hardware issue. Installation failures with MS operating systems
usually are caused by 1) bad RAM; 2) bad hard drive. Test your
hardware.

Malke