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Hi

I have been trying to upgrade to xp for two days now to get my pc with ME
on it to upgrade. I keep getting these file missing errors. I am not a
novice.... I put in a new harddrive. I had ME working good too. I loaded bios
for motherboard too. I don't know whats going on. Any ideas? Dr Dan
 
Youre best bet with ME is to,install xp cd,boot to xp cd (adjust in BIOS
for this,
boot priority or similiar),then at xp cd boot info screen select,install
xp,it'll ask
to keep current OS,or delete it,delete,then it'll reformat and install xp
auto.This
is a "clean install",xp wont use any ME files,and ME is in FAT32,xp uses ntfs
file system.
 
drdan said:
Hi

I have been trying to upgrade to xp for two days now to get my pc with ME
on it to upgrade. I keep getting these file missing errors.
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What file missing errors?
I am not a
novice.... I put in a new harddrive. I had ME working good too. I loaded bios
for motherboard too. I don't know whats going on. Any ideas? Dr Dan
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Please give more details. How are you doing the upgrade? What are the
errors? Did you run the upgrade advisor?

Steve
 
drdan said:
Hi

I have been trying to upgrade to xp for two days now to get my pc with ME
on it to upgrade. I keep getting these file missing errors. I am not a
novice.... I put in a new harddrive. I had ME working good too. I loaded bios
for motherboard too. I don't know whats going on. Any ideas? Dr Dan
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http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
 
drdan said:
Hi

I have been trying to upgrade to xp for two days now to get my pc with ME
on it to upgrade. I keep getting these file missing errors.
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Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On very
rare occasions the installation CD is the problem.
I am not a
novice.... I put in a new harddrive. I had ME working good too.
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That's not truly relevant, I'm afraid. A computer's working with
Win9x/Me is absolutely _no_ indication that it will work with WinXP.
Computer components designed for use with Win9x/Me very often fail to
meet WinXP's much more stringent hardware quality requirements.


I loaded bios
for motherboard too. I don't know whats going on. Any ideas? Dr Dan
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Have you verified that all of your PC's hardware components are
capable of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx)

You should also take a few minutes to ensure that there are
WinXP-specific device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many models
in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's consumer-class
Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K before it, is quite
sensitive to borderline defective or substandard hardware (particularly
motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will still support Win9x.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639

Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm

HOW TO Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation When You
Upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Me
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q310064



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Andrew said:
Youre best bet with ME is to,install xp cd,boot to xp cd (adjust in BIOS
for this,
boot priority or similiar),then at xp cd boot info screen select,install
xp,it'll ask
to keep current OS,or delete it,delete,then it'll reformat and install xp
auto.This
is a "clean install",xp wont use any ME files,and ME is in FAT32,xp uses ntfs
file system.
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None of which addresses what is most likely a hardware issue.

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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
Andrew said:
Youre best bet with ME is to,install xp cd,boot to xp cd (adjust in
BIOS for this,
boot priority or similiar),then at xp cd boot info screen
select,install xp,it'll ask
to keep current OS,or delete it,delete,then it'll reformat and
install xp auto.This
is a "clean install",xp wont use any ME files,and ME is in FAT32,xp
uses ntfs file system.
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Wrong, as is usual with you. XP *can* use NTFS but doesn't have to. FAT32
works just fine. And upgrading from Me normally works just fine.

Moreover, none of this addresses his problem.

Drdan, I don't know what the solution to your problem is either, but you've
supplied very little information. Exactly *what* file missing errors are you
getting.
 
Wrong, as is usual with you. XP *can* use NTFS but doesn't have to. FAT32
works just fine. And upgrading from Me normally works just fine.
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Upgrading from ME normally works just fine IF ME is working correctly.

ie dont upgrade your OS to "fix" your OS.
 
Plato said:
Upgrading from ME normally works just fine IF ME is working correctly.

ie dont upgrade your OS to "fix" your OS.
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Absolutely. The time when an upgrade is least likely to be successful is
when there are problems with what you're upgrading from. Thanks for the
comment, which is certainly worth adding.
 
Plato said:
Upgrading from ME normally works just fine IF ME is working correctly.

ie dont upgrade your OS to "fix" your OS.
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"ME" and "working properly" don't belong in the same sentence :). My Me
system was working as properly as it could years ago and an upgrade to XP
did not fare well. A clean install did, however. From my limited
experience, I won't upgrade an OS but will, rather, do a clean install even
if the original OS is working properly.
 
Peter said:
"ME" and "working properly" don't belong in the same sentence :). My
Me system was working as properly as it could years ago and an
upgrade to XP did not fare well.
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That may be your experience, but it is far from generally true. Most people
who upgrade from Me to XP do it without problems.


A clean install did, however. From
my limited experience, I won't upgrade an OS but will, rather, do a
clean install even if the original OS is working properly.
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Sorry, but "limited expereince" is the situation you're describing here.
Whether from Me or other versions, unlike with previous versions of Windows,
an upgrade to XP replaces almost everything, and usually works very well.

My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much easier
than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and reinstall
cleanly if problems develop.

However, don't assume that doing an upgrade relieves you of the need to
backup your data, etc. before beginning. Before starting to upgrade, it's
always prudent to recognize that things like a sudden power loss can occur
in the middle of it and cause the loss of everything. For that reason you
should make sure you have backups and anything else you need to reinstall if
the worst happens.
 
Peter said:
"ME" and "working properly" don't belong in the same sentence :). My Me
system was working as properly as it could years ago and an upgrade to XP
did not fare well. A clean install did, however. From my limited
experience, I won't upgrade an OS but will, rather, do a clean install even
if the original OS is working properly.
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Well, of course the best bet is always install any new OS to a fresh
disk. Often tho, if you are in the repair/upgrade business, you dont
always have that choice.
 
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