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February 11th 05, 02:56 PM
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upgrading problems
I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know
that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter 
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February 11th 05, 03:02 PM
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"SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 Leads to :- PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ HTH Mart "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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February 11th 05, 03:05 PM
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"SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 SU0410 Error SU0410 Cannot open X. This file may be missing or damaged, or there may not be enough memory to continue. Free some memory and then try again. Setup will now close. For additional information about this error message, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 189143 PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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February 11th 05, 03:25 PM
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thanks, but to be honest i don't really understand the article and i'm a bit
afraid to poke around too much in case i make matters worse. Can't i just re-install the software or something simple like that?? Peter "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... "SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 SU0410 Error SU0410 Cannot open X. This file may be missing or damaged, or there may not be enough memory to continue. Free some memory and then try again. Setup will now close. For additional information about this error message, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 189143 PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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February 11th 05, 10:55 PM
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i've read the article, but i can't understand what i have to do! in simple
terms, what do i do? "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... "SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 SU0410 Error SU0410 Cannot open X. This file may be missing or damaged, or there may not be enough memory to continue. Free some memory and then try again. Setup will now close. For additional information about this error message, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 189143 PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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February 12th 05, 09:08 AM
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What is the source of the disk? - is it one that was prepared by an OEM
specifically for the laptop you used it on? (In which case, you're not legally allowed to use it anywhere else, and the driver set it contains may not be suitable for any other system anyhow)) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... i've read the article, but i can't understand what i have to do! in simple terms, what do i do? "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... "SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 SU0410 Error SU0410 Cannot open X. This file may be missing or damaged, or there may not be enough memory to continue. Free some memory and then try again. Setup will now close. For additional information about this error message, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 189143 PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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February 12th 05, 11:03 PM
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The software didn't work on my pc, so i tried it on my laptop - just to see
if there was a problem with the disks (bought new and sealed). As you can see there appears to be a deep routed problem witht the pc and somebody has nicely given me a link to the solution. But can i understand the solution, can I hell? All i need to know is can i uninstall window98 without losing all my data, as there appears to have been a problem when i installed win98 which is carrying on in the installation of upgrades. "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... What is the source of the disk? - is it one that was prepared by an OEM specifically for the laptop you used it on? (In which case, you're not legally allowed to use it anywhere else, and the driver set it contains may not be suitable for any other system anyhow)) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... i've read the article, but i can't understand what i have to do! in simple terms, what do i do? "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... "SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 SU0410 Error SU0410 Cannot open X. This file may be missing or damaged, or there may not be enough memory to continue. Free some memory and then try again. Setup will now close. For additional information about this error message, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 189143 PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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February 14th 05, 04:23 PM
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It occurs to me that perhaps the best way to go would be to format the C
drive and start again. I've got a laptop and want to transfer over files, emails etc. What is the best way to do this? Firewire cable? Peter "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... The software didn't work on my pc, so i tried it on my laptop - just to see if there was a problem with the disks (bought new and sealed). As you can see there appears to be a deep routed problem witht the pc and somebody has nicely given me a link to the solution. But can i understand the solution, can I hell? All i need to know is can i uninstall window98 without losing all my data, as there appears to have been a problem when i installed win98 which is carrying on in the installation of upgrades. "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... What is the source of the disk? - is it one that was prepared by an OEM specifically for the laptop you used it on? (In which case, you're not legally allowed to use it anywhere else, and the driver set it contains may not be suitable for any other system anyhow)) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... i've read the article, but i can't understand what i have to do! in simple terms, what do i do? "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... "SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 SU0410 Error SU0410 Cannot open X. This file may be missing or damaged, or there may not be enough memory to continue. Free some memory and then try again. Setup will now close. For additional information about this error message, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 189143 PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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February 14th 05, 11:09 PM
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Firewire or Ethernet are usually the quickest/easiest ways to transfer
data - depending on the hardware. The above is not going to be much use to you unless you can persuade some operating system to install onto the reformatted HD, so that's the problem that needs to be solved first!!! You need to describe the installation disk (hologrammed? - what's the wording on it?) and the exact point at which the install fails, before anyone can begin to diagnose the problem. Apart from MS-produced CD's (of which there are two distinct types, and two varieties of each), there are a plenitude of OEM-produced disks, which may or may not be bootable (MS-produced ME CD's are NEVER bootable), and may or may not reformat the PC for you before 'recovering' the system to its factory settings and freshness. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... It occurs to me that perhaps the best way to go would be to format the C drive and start again. I've got a laptop and want to transfer over files, emails etc. What is the best way to do this? Firewire cable? Peter "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... The software didn't work on my pc, so i tried it on my laptop - just to see if there was a problem with the disks (bought new and sealed). As you can see there appears to be a deep routed problem witht the pc and somebody has nicely given me a link to the solution. But can i understand the solution, can I hell? All i need to know is can i uninstall window98 without losing all my data, as there appears to have been a problem when i installed win98 which is carrying on in the installation of upgrades. "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... What is the source of the disk? - is it one that was prepared by an OEM specifically for the laptop you used it on? (In which case, you're not legally allowed to use it anywhere else, and the driver set it contains may not be suitable for any other system anyhow)) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... i've read the article, but i can't understand what i have to do! in simple terms, what do i do? "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... "SU" Error Message List for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Setup http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;129971 SU0410 Error SU0410 Cannot open X. This file may be missing or damaged, or there may not be enough memory to continue. Free some memory and then try again. Setup will now close. For additional information about this error message, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 189143 PRB: Error During Preinstallation of Third-Party Driver http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189143/EN-US/ -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I'm running windows 98 and i recently tried to upgrade to windowsme. I know that the disk is good (as i used it to upgrade my laptop). however on my pc i get an error message SU0410. There is a file missing or corrupted c\wininsto400. The other suggestion is that there is not enough space, but this is impossible so it's this file. I tried to re-install windows98 to correct the error, but it too would not install due to the same error. what can i do? Peter
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