Re: Upgraded from W98 to XP Pro

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Rondownunder wrote:
After upgrade & auto restart, message; FAT 32
Checking consistency file system on C: (293E-15FE)
\Windows\dumpf6c3.tmp cross linked on allocation unit 985568...
Windows allocated files.
The computer then went into a loop: Restart >Windows XP start
screen > checking file system on C: Restart > etc.
I let the loop run approx 9 times - shut down computer.
Pressed f8 to try & start in safe mode, in one of the loops, (it
was ignored). Need help urgently!

Sounds like possibly hardware issues with the hard drive - which is possible
because Windows 98 wasn't as thorough as XP is about hardware issues.

Restore to the backup you made before attempting the upgrade.

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