Re: NT to XP upgrade problem

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Dan (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/06/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:58:23 -0700

Thanks to you all for your help.

I thought I tried booting from the XP CD-ROM and got some
sort of stuck key error that resulted in another blue
screen.

I'll try it again. If all else fails, I have a copy of
Windows98 that will work fine, since my computer is older.

It is a PII-300 MHz/96 MB Ram.

Regards,

-Dan

>-----Original Message-----
>First, according to Microsoft, to perfomr an upgade from
NT to XP, you must
>be going to XP Professional. See
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/
matrix.asp
>
>Assuming that is the case, consider whether your hardware
and software are
>compatible with XP. Run the free Microsoft Upgrade
Advisor. See step 3 at
>this link:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/
default.asp
>
>Also see step 1 at the same link.
>
>If everything look good, then think about a "clean"
install. That is, let
>XP erase your hard drive and install what it needs with
no excess baggage.
>To do this with the upgrade verison of XP, you will need
a CDROM for a
>"qualifying" operating system, since it will ask you to
place that CDROM in
>the drive for a few seconds. Qualifying OSs include 98,
98SE, ME, 2000, and
>NT (only if upgrading to XP Pro).
>
>
>
>"Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1592a01c41b2a$e7697100$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> I am trying to upgrade my NT 4.0 system to XP. I keep
>> getting the error during installation that files cannot
be
>> found on my computer in the C:\WINNT\$WINNT_ folder
>> (example: DISK101).
>>
>> Then, when I exit the installation, I get a bad image
>> checksum in ntvdm.exe error upon NT boot!
>>
>> I then must fix the file using the Emergency Repair
Disk.
>>
>> ANy ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>
>.
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Web vs. Desktop based systems
    ... provider with better privacy policy (perhaps Yahoo) also provides ... to other folder or reporting spam or changing the filter recipes. ... But how do you *really* know the important upgrade that keeps ... The alert-window doesn't exactly say *why* you need to install this ...
    (comp.programming)
  • Re: Requesting some leniency on your piracy protection program ple
    ... If Windows is retail, not at all. ... You can reinstall, upgrade, move to a different computer all you want as long as it is only installed on one computer at a time. ... The things I do not get, is not being able to> install the same ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: 10.6.7 Just works
    ... If you have the install disc just pop it in and do a reinstall. ... The recent upgrade to 10.6.7 brings a lot of problems with third part ... I have tried switching System Language, and even restarting the mac. ... Did anyone else run into a slow restart after the 10.6.7 update ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: upgrading xp to vista premium question
    ... prior to using an upgrade install of Vista. ... install of Vista Home Premium full retail version was to my main MCE2005 ... built and did a clean install and love it. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: upgrading xp to vista premium question
    ... Vista Upgrade. ... My understanding is that any type of installation of Vista will do the same ... would you end up with a Clean Install after an Upgrade? ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)