upgrading win98 to XP pro error

[ggabytes]

When I try to upgrade win98 se to win xp pro i get an
error that states:
"The file C:\$WIN_NT$\~LS\i386\asms\1000
\MSFT\WINDOWS\GDIPLUS\GDIPLUS.Cat is corrupt: it contains
all zeroes."

I looked at the one on the upgrade cd and compaired it to
the one in the above directory. The first few hundred
chars on the c drive are blank while the one on the cd
looks valid. The dates and sizes match. This error will
not let me upgrade. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Try copying the I386 folder to your hard drive, and run WINNT32.EXE from there.

 

[GGabytes]

Thanks Doug. I did get my computer loaded.

-----Original Message-----
Try copying the I386 folder to your hard drive, and run WINNT32.EXE from there.

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