XP-Pro to Vista Home (back to) XP Professional (Re-installation)

[Roru1469]

I upgraded to Windows Vista from Windows XP Professional. To say the least I
was very unhappy with Vista. I recently attempted a clean install using the
dics that came with my computer. All went well accept for the 5 "unable to
copy files" that I received when the files were being copied over. the
following 5 files were; cmnicfg.xml, ipcfg.xml, osinfo.xml, potscfg.xml and
pppcfg.xml. I hit escape to continue set and by pass those, but one XP loaded
it the final installation point installation couldn,t complete.

What is it that I need to do?

 

[solidsnake204]

I don't know much about installing OS's (the closest I've been to installing
an OS is Virtual PC) but wouldn't deleting the partion Vista was on then
creating a new partion for XP?

 

[neil]

You need to carry out a fresh install removing all previous partitions, then
let the setup for XP run through its routine again. This may help
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps

Neil

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I upgraded to Windows Vista from Windows XP Professional. To say the least I
was very unhappy with Vista. I recently attempted a clean install using the
dics that came with my computer. All went well accept for the 5 "unable to
copy files" that I received when the files were being copied over. the
following 5 files were; cmnicfg.xml, ipcfg.xml, osinfo.xml, potscfg.xml and
pppcfg.xml. I hit escape to continue set and by pass those, but one XP loaded
it the final installation point installation couldn,t complete.

Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation (even
a Repair installation) are most often caused by defective, incompatible,
or sub-standard hardware; in order of likelihood, either RAM, the hard
drive, or the motherboard. On very rare occasions the CD drive or
installation CD is the problem.

Start with testing the RAM. You might try MemTest86:
http://www.memtest86.com/ It's free. Then you can download and use the
hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility to test the hard drive. If
both RAM and hard drive test out clean, check with the motherboard
manufacturer for any diagnostic utilities.

What is it that I need to do?

If you upgraded to Vista from WinXP:

How to go back to Windows XP after you have upgraded a Windows XP-based
computer to Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us

How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you
install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us

Otherwise:

After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS
installation, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be
offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part
of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of
boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm



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[MrSchpanky]

I recently attempted a clean install using the
dics that came with my computer. All went well accept for the 5 "unable to
copy files" that I received when the files were being copied over. the
following 5 files were; cmnicfg.xml, ipcfg.xml, osinfo.xml, potscfg.xml and
pppcfg.xml. I hit escape to continue set and by pass those, but one XP loaded
it the final installation point installation couldn,t complete.

What is it that I need to do?

I just attempted exactly the same thing on a brand-new HP Pavilion laptop,
and I ran into exactly the same problem you just ran into (couldn't copy
ipcfg.xml, osinfo.xml, etc.).

The problem, I believe, is when selecting to install over the *existing*
Windows directory. I was able to get past those install problems by
selecting a different directory to install XP (C:\WINXP). You might try
installing to a different directory and see if that works...