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Upgrade From 98 Se To Xp Sp 2

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by fireaxe, 2006/10/05.

  1. 2006/10/05
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    fireaxe Inactive Thread Starter

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    I was trying to install the XP SP 2 upgrade (CD) to my current OS (98 SE)but when it runs the compatability check it hangs up about halfway through.I tried to install several times and get windows cannot create temp folder,windows cannot continue setup or it just hangs up in the process.My computer should be able to take an upgrade to XP SP 2.
     
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    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Have you made sure to boot from the CD and not to start the upgrade from within a running Windows 98?

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    Major Crash!!!

    The last time I tried to upgrade to XP (I followed the microsoft instructions,insert cd and follow prompts) didn't boot up from cd. My computer crashed and wouldn't boot up at all ( from 98 ),so I finally got disgusted enough with the whole process and took it to the local computer store,where I bought it to let one of the techs install the XP upgrade.I'll try and post what went wrong if they even know.
     
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    THis may be just another wild way of mine but it has not let me down yet.

    I myself never booted from the HD or the CD to upgrade any OS. I upgraded 95 to 98. 98 to 98SE. Then 98SE to XP Pro.

    I always booted to a floppy and then ran setup from the CD.

    Booting from a POWER OFF COLD START to a floppy assures ( or at least should ) that NOTHING from the HD or the present OS is loaded into ran to mess things up. Because ANYTHING that may be loaded at bootup and/or inuse in RAM my tend to not alllow the upgrade to overwrite properly.

    Maybe booting from power off after letting the machine set for a bit to the CD might be OK but I do not know.

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    Hi BillyBob!

    Booting from a floppy to initiate the installation is "old school" and worked with Win9X but not easily with WinXP. The normal way to install WinXP is to boot from the CD. It can be initiated when booted from e.g. a Win98 start disk. At the A: command prompt, you have to change to the CD-ROM drive, go to the i386 folder and at the command prompt type in: winnt > hit enter.

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    Unless I am missreading, ( which is very possible these days ) I believe the below contradics the above.

    I see nothing different there than with 95 or 98. Except in 95 and 98 I have the setup files on the HD.

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    Hi BillyBob!

    The difference is that with Win98, you booted from the start disk, pointed it to the CD-ROM, typed in: install, hit enter and off it went. If you try that with WinXP, you will not get anywhere because the CD is not designed for it. It is designed to be booted from with no floppy(ies) and does not understand the command install. Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) is very different compared to DOS.

    The method I mentioned is not common knowledge and you need to know that pointing to the i386 folder on the CD is a must and the command is winnt. (I have never installed WinXP using this method but it is said to be possible. I hope to hear the good news soon from fireaxe but if it is a compatibility problem, I wouldn't hold my breath.)

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    No, I did not do it that way. In one case I booted to the Flpppy. Set the path to the proper folder on the CD and then ran Setup.
    I would not bet too heavily on it but, IF I remember correctly that is what I did with XP.
    Or in the other 98/98SE cases I copied the folder to the HD and ran setup from there after booting to a Floppy.
    Also remember that I put XP in over top of 98SE. IF that might make a difference in how to do things I do not know.

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  10. 2006/10/09
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    fireaxe Inactive Thread Starter

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    Some Good News, Some Bad News

    Hello CHRISTER

    When I took to the computer store the tech couldn't install the XP upgrade either.There was something on the HD that XP didn't like.The most likely conclusion that we came to after quite a LONG time was that there must have been a virus or trojan on the HD preventing the install because every operation that wasn't needed was shutdown and it still wouldn't work.

    Finally had to format the HD to remove what was hiding in there and guess what happened?
    IT installed ! WOW !! like magic.I really hated to spend a few(well more than a few) bucks,but the money was well spent compared to the stress of something that was driving me crazy.

    The moral to this story is ALWAYS have protection AND security installed,updated and most of all TURNED ON!!!
     
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    Hello fireaxe, thanks for the feed back!

    It seems like those who feel that a clean installation is to be preferred before an operation system upgrade has won a victory. I migrated from WinME to WinXP but since WinME didn't run "perfectly ", I didn't consider an upgrade. Win98 is more stable than WinME and a lot of people have done successful upgrades which makes that a slightly different story.

    I never thought of that and have learnt something today!

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