WinXP intall problem

[Nick]

I've been trying to upgrade a Win98SE computer to WinXp.
The error I get pops up when the WinXP intallation process
in copying the installation files to the C drive. When it
is finished copying a screen pops up stating:

"Windows unable to read from or write to drive C. If
virus programs are running turn them off and try again."

I recently uninstalled Norton from the computer and
anything associated files from the computer. When I saw
this error I tried to run ScanDisk and this error popped
up stating:

"ScanDisk could not continue because your computer does
not have enough available memory."

I tried running the Disk Defragmenter afterwards and this
error popped up:

"Windows cannot defragment this drive because it has been
locked by a disk utility"

I looked up the ScanDisk error and found a solution by
fixing corrupt FAT tables, but it referred to a problem in
WinME so I was hesitant to try.

I looked up the Defrag error and it stated the problem was
due to Windows being on a hard drive larger than 8GB
(which it is at about 40GB) or running Windows on a very
large hard disk that has a default Windows cluster size of
32KB (I don't know the cluster size for the computer,
FAT32?) The solution was to upgrade to WinXP (which I
can't do) or contact the manufacturer of the third-party
hard-disk tool (I don't know if I used a third-party hard-
disk tool)

I don't know what the problem here is, if you have any
advice that would be great. THX

Nick Hunter

 

[Guest]

Thier is a problem with some 98 os converting to xp,however if you dont
mind looseing 98 (xp doesnt need it) try this,install xp cd,restart computer,
select, boot to cd,when the text appears.When the info page appears select,install
xp,new copy,then let it format the hd,then it reboots and installs xp,a clean install.