Re: XP Upgrade and BIOS
From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 03/18/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:37:14 -0600
If you cold boot the computer with the floppy in the drive,
with the BIOS set to boot from the floppy (this is different
from a normal XP setting) the floppy, which must be a
bootable floppy with the BIOS update also copied, then the
BIOS should update. There are no memory managers present in
the BIOS (If you have some strange memory setting or
security setting in your BIOS, check and turn it off).
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:f6a101c40cf2$b47aeb70$a301280a@phx.gbl...
| Yes, instructions were followed with precision and
| downloaded to a floppy. The procedure was done at least 4
| separate times. The download is sucessful. It is the
| installation that is the problem. The problem seems
| centered around 'installed memory managers'.
|
| bg
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi,
| >
| >Have you strictly follow the instructions for how to
| format the floppy disk?
| >Have you save the flash utility to the floppy disk and
| then save the downloaded BIOS to that floppy?
| >
| >Peter
| >
| > ----- billy goat wrote: -----
| >
| > I have WinME and want to upgrade to XP Pro. I have
| read
| > all the various MS support articles, and Gary
| Woodruff's
| > Upgrading to Windows XP. The articles mention to
| upgrade
| > the BIOS before the XP upgrade. I have run the MS XP
| > Upgrade Advisor and have some incompatible
| > hardware/software. These will be uninstalled before
| the XP
| > upgrade.
| >
| > Before upgrading to XP I have been attempting to
| upgrade
| > the BIOS and while I have sucessfully downloaded the
| files
| > to a floppy the files will not install, instead I
| get the
| > error message: 'This BIOS cannot be flashed because
| of
| > installed memory managers.'
| >
| > I have disconnected unnecessary peripherals such as
| the
| > scanner, cameras, mic., etc. Would uninstalling all
| the
| > accompanying software as well as other software such
| as
| > firewalls, AV, etc. that had not factory installed
| resolve
| > the problem? Is there something else that I should
| be
| > considering to resolve the issue?
| >
| > I appreciate that my question may be outside the
| scope of
| > this forum but I would appreciate any thoughts and
| > comments.
| >
| > Thank you
| > bg
| >
| >.
| >
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