Error message when trying to load Windows XP home Edition.

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From: Joshua Heslinga (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 10:33:47 -0700

2 things:
1) When you say "most" of your hardware, that sounds like
a home-made system. If so, compatibility with future
software may be a crapshoot from the moment of purchase.
2) How old is the hardware? Lots of hardware is available
for sale some time after it's released, which means that
a purchase date of a year ago isn't necessarily
conclusive.

Check with your hardware manufacturer(s) and/or provide a
list of your hardware from Device Manager.

>-----Original Message-----
>When loading Windows XP Home Edition upgrade operating
>system on my computer I encounter a problem when
prepairing
>Installation begins. I receive the following error
message:
>setup cannot copy E:\1386\mfc42.dll to
>C:\WINDOWS\setup\mfc42.dll.
>Also receive this error message error:425FF58h.HELP.
>
>Also ran the Hardware Compatibility Program it is telling
>me that almost everything on my computer is not
compatible.
>I cant believe that. Most of my hardware has been
purchased
>within a year or less.
>
>Can someone please help.
>
>Dennis Biernott.
>.
>

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