Re: XP to upgrade from ME Trouble in River City.

Mike

My error. I probably confused it with some other OS that I read that said
you cannot Upgrade only to XP Home

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Peter

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"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Peter
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> You might want to take a look at this website..
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> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/matrix.mspx
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> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/user
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> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Are you trying to Upgrade ME to XP Professional? ME can only be Upgraded
>> to XP Home Edition
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>> Peter
>>
>> Please reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others.
>> "Disgruntled" <Disgruntled@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:CB5D1405-6A7C-4856-B30F-53EEC0450B00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> After installing Win XP I received a screen that I should try to restart
>>> using F8, and selecting SAFE MODE. Then I received a screen:
>>> A problem has been detected & windows has been shut down to prevent
>>> damage
>>> to your computer. PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED.
>>>
>>> If problem continuew, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or
>>> software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.
>>>
>>> Technical information:
>>> *** STOP Ox0000006B (OX C000003A, OX 00000002, OX 00000000,
>>> OX 00000000)
>>>
>>> I tried the SAFE MODE 3 times and received the same message as
>>> above.....
>>> I have plenty of power on my HP XT858.
>>> I also got 5 pages of an "UPGRADE REPORT" which covered
>>> (1) Hardware that might need additional files, (Kodak, Printer, even my
>>> Westell Modem which works great with ME.
>>> (2)Incompatible software, i.e. Intel Graphics, Iomega stuff,
>>> Norton Disk Doctor, etc.
>>> (3) Update and reinstall things like Norton Systemworks 2004.
>>> (4) No modem detected.......................
>>> (5) and Setup found files on your computer that appear to be a backup of
>>> part of Windows Millennium Edition . Some files in the following folders
>>> will
>>> be removed.]:
>>> C:\My Documents........................
>>> Come on ! I never had problems like this before in setting up Windows !
>>>
>>> Phewwww.
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