Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade.

[Dennis Biernott]

I tried to load Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade.First I
let Windows analyze my system for compatability issues.
Windows is telling me that just about all my components
are not compatible with Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade.I
cant believe that. I have a Santa Cruz Sound Card,an MSI
5900XT-VTD128 Video Card. I went to their web site and
they say their products are compatible with Windows XP.
I started to load Windows XP Upgrade and I get the
following message:
Setup cannot copy E:\1386\mfc42.dll to
C:\Windows\setup\mfc 42.dll.
This is really frustrating.

PS. please respond using sender's E-mail address.

Help,
Dennis Biernott.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

For programs or hardware identified as unsupported, you must get drivers or
patches from the vendor. The compatibility check tests for known issues, and
for hardware that is not supported from the stock environment.

Before beginning the upgrade process, ensure that your antivirus is
disabled. Also it is a good idea to clear any temp folders that exist on the
system.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Bob Knowlden]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310064&Product=winxp#3

"How to troubleshoot problems during installation when you upgrade from
Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP"

There's a list of possible reasons for file copy errors, and most of them
are hardware related.

(For example: the XP CD may be dirty or scratched.)

Your graphics and sound cards are both XP compatible; I suppose that the
compatibility checker is complaining about their Win98 drivers. You may need
to uninstall the drivers before running the XP upgrade. (Use the generic VGA
drivers for the graphics card.)

Before you do that, there are some things you should do:

Download XP drivers for every peripheral in your system. If your mainboard
has its own drivers, such as the drivers for most boards that use an AMD
Athlon CPU, be sure to get them also. Even if the XP CD includes basic
drivers for your devices (such as HP printers), you'll want the
fully-featured ones from the maker.

Back up any software that you don't wish to lose (like email archives).


As you've just discovered, upgrading to XP may not be a simple matter of
buying the CD, popping it in the CD drive, and 45 minutes later you're off
and running. With some patience and a bit of downloading, though, it doesn't
require the services of an IT professional. (I say that because I'm not an
IT professional. My first XP installation was an upgrade over Win98 gold,
although all subsequent installations have been clean installs or repairs of
an existing XP installation.)

Good luck.

Bob Knowlden

Address may be altered. Replace nkbob with bobkn.