Re: "This system is not eligible for this upgrade." HP Media Cente

From: Bob C. (nospam_at_mydomain.net)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:59:56 -0600

I did as HP had suggested (before I found a working fix) and restored my pc
back to the way it was when I purchased it. I then downloaded and installed
all of the HP updates for my system and then I downloaded and installed all
of the critical updates and driver updates from Windows Update (including
SP2).

After I did all these things, I inserted the 2005 update disc into my
DVD-Rom and then closed the "this system is not eligible window".

Next, I right-clicked on the START button and selected EXPLORE (I'm making
these instructions detailed in case someone without pc experience wants to
do this as well). I then clicked on the HP_MCE_2005_UPGRADE disc so that I
could see it's contents. I double-clicked on the I386 directory and then I
double-clicked on the file, "WINNT32.EXE" and the install went smoothly from
there.

I've been watching TV and playing around with the settings, etc. so far and
everything seems fine.

BOB C.
"Bill E." <BillE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F1B1E0BB-3E7E-4648-8EC9-27EF97176F1F@microsoft.com...
> Great news if this works!!!!!
>
> I have an m300y and not able to get passed the dreaded window either spoke
> to HP a few times and was told I need to send my system back since the
> motherboard has a "bad tatoo", and needs to be replaced. Anyway, I'll go
> home and try this in a few hours and let you know if it works.
>
> By the way, was SP2 installed before you ran the upgrade? I've already
> got
> the latest recommended drivers from HP and was hoping this upgrade would
> perform SP2 upgrade properly. Also do we need a SP2 CD to perform the
> upgrade?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
> "Bob C." wrote:
>
>> I have a fix! Put the upgrade into your DVD drive and when you get the
>> message that says your system is not eligible for the upgrade, close the
>> window.
>>
>> Then "explore" the disk so that you are viewing it's contents. In the
>> "i386" directory is a file called "winnt32.exe". If you double-click on
>> that file it will install perfectly. I've just done it and my system is
>> not
>> upgraded and working fine. Let me know if this works for you.
>>
>> BOB C.
>> "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B621CAAA-06C4-4B9F-AD19-C22D6046B788@microsoft.com...
>> > Oh my god! I'm going through the SAME exact thing. I got my upgrade
>> > yesterday
>> > and since then I've talked to 5 people from HP on the phone and all of
>> > them
>> > have told me completely different things. I've already done 4 full
>> > system
>> > recoverys, nothing is working. I'm furious :(
>> >
>> > "Bob C." wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi. I finally received my MCE 2005 upgrade disc from HP and have been
>> >> unable to install it. When I put the CD into my DVD drive I receive
>> >> the
>> >> message, "This system is not eligible for this upgrade. Only Hewlett
>> >> Packard Media Center desktop PCs are eligible for this upgrade."
>> >>
>> >> I phoned HP tech. support and was advised to reformat my hard drive
>> >> and
>> >> restore the original operating system (MCE 2003). He then told me to
>> >> apply
>> >> all the HP website updates for my pc and then download and install all
>> >> critical updates from Windows Update. After this, my pc was running
>> >> MCE
>> >> 2004 and SP2. I then stuck the 2005 upgrade disc back in and the same
>> >> message happens.
>> >>
>> >> Has anyone else experienced this? My system is definitely an eligible
>> >> system for the upgrade and I've verified it with HP. The only thing I
>> >> can
>> >> think of that may be causing this is that I replaced the HP DVD+RW
>> >> drive
>> >> that was in it with a Sony DRU-500A and the video card with a GeForce
>> >> FX5600. I've also increased the RAM to 1GIG.
>> >>
>> >> Any help that you can give me is GREATLY appreciated. I'm at my wits
>> >> end
>> >> with this one.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks a bunch,
>> >>
>> >> BOB C.
>> >>
>> >> P.S. Here's my system specs:
>> >>
>> >> HP Media Center 854n
>> >> 1GIG RAM
>> >> eMused Maui tuner card
>> >> nVidia Asylum FX5600 video card
>> >> Sony DRU-500A
>> >> SP2 with MCE 2004
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

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