Upgrade to XP Home

[lswartz]

I am trying to upgrade from Win 98SE to XP. At about the
67 minute mark (after copying files), I continually get
error messages - either OE 0028 or OD 0028 - and a blue
screen. It won't let me upgrade. The mother board is
new - ASUS A7VX8-X - with an AMD 2600+ chip. I recently
changed the memory thinking that was the problem - it now
has 1 gig. The only other cards I have are a Soundblaster
Live Platinum card and an Xtasy 9600 video card (which is
also new). Any suggestions? I have even been on the
phone for a total of 4hrs with Windows staff and received
no help.

 

[Scott M.]

I wouldn't be "upgrading" at all. I'd do a fresh install after a hard drive
format.

 

[lswart]

Can I use the XP upgrade disk? If so, doesn't this CD
search for a prior version?

 

[Gary Tait]

Can I use the XP upgrade disk? If so, doesn't this CD
search for a prior version?

Yes, in lieu of an installed version, it will accept the install CD of
a qualifying OS as proof for upgrade.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using an
Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and
format partitions as part of the installation process.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. The Upgrade CD checks to
see if a qualifying OS is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks
you to insert the installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately,
an OEM "Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must
have a true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and
*.cab files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.

Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.


Bruce Chambers

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