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Aradia
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:17 pm Post subject:
Problems running XP upgrade |
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I have recently tried to upgrade from Windows ME to XP.
After several unsuccessful attempts to actually get it installed, I believed
I had managed, as XP loaded once (the upgrade CDROM was still in the drive,
and I now wonder whether it simply booted from that). Each time I attempt to
start the PC now, I get the message that windows needs to check the files,
for something to do with FAT32 (this is prior to windows loading). I allowed
this to run through - which took about 48 hours, and it told me that it had
repaired several files etc, then rebooted - and gave me exactly the same
message. If I cancel the check, the PC simply reboots again - and provides
the same message, and when I run the check (which now completes within a few
minutes), it again just reboots, so I can't actually get it to run windows.
I don't know whether it is linked, but I ran Scandisk in ME, as it prompted
me to each time I loaded, and this too took around 48 hours to complete. Is
this likely to be an error on the Hard Drive? I can however reinstall ME,
and it works perfectly now.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how I can get over this problem? |
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Ron Martell
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:37 am Post subject:
Re: Problems running XP upgrade |
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Aradia <Aradia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I have recently tried to upgrade from Windows ME to XP.
After several unsuccessful attempts to actually get it installed, I believed
I had managed, as XP loaded once (the upgrade CDROM was still in the drive,
and I now wonder whether it simply booted from that). Each time I attempt to
start the PC now, I get the message that windows needs to check the files,
for something to do with FAT32 (this is prior to windows loading). I allowed
this to run through - which took about 48 hours, and it told me that it had
repaired several files etc, then rebooted - and gave me exactly the same
message. If I cancel the check, the PC simply reboots again - and provides
the same message, and when I run the check (which now completes within a few
minutes), it again just reboots, so I can't actually get it to run windows.
I don't know whether it is linked, but I ran Scandisk in ME, as it prompted
me to each time I loaded, and this too took around 48 hours to complete. Is
this likely to be an error on the Hard Drive? I can however reinstall ME,
and it works perfectly now.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how I can get over this problem?
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See former MVP Gary Woodruff's article on upgrading to XP at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
Do you need to upgrade your existing WindowsMe installation to
preserve installed applications etc? If not then it is possible to
do a clean install of XP using the Upgrade disk and then reinstall
your application programs and restore your data files from backups.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." |
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Jack E Martinelli
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Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:39 am Post subject:
Re: Problems running XP upgrade |
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How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064
How to troubleshoot problems during installation when you upgrade from
Windows 98
or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310064&Product=winxp
Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/ User
Dec 2004
HTH,
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Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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| Quote: | I have recently tried to upgrade from Windows ME to XP.
After several unsuccessful attempts to actually get it installed, I
believed
I had managed, as XP loaded once (the upgrade CDROM was still in the
drive,
and I now wonder whether it simply booted from that). Each time I attempt
to
start the PC now, I get the message that windows needs to check the files,
for something to do with FAT32 (this is prior to windows loading). I
allowed
this to run through - which took about 48 hours, and it told me that it
had
repaired several files etc, then rebooted - and gave me exactly the same
message. If I cancel the check, the PC simply reboots again - and
provides
the same message, and when I run the check (which now completes within a
few
minutes), it again just reboots, so I can't actually get it to run
windows.
I don't know whether it is linked, but I ran Scandisk in ME, as it
prompted
me to each time I loaded, and this too took around 48 hours to complete.
Is
this likely to be an error on the Hard Drive? I can however reinstall ME,
and it works perfectly now.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how I can get over this problem? |
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