windows xp upgrade from ME

i updated the original thread but it kept it on page 6
(feb. 18). sorry for double posting...


ok. bought winxp upgrade and booted from that cd. it
got to the point where it says "setup cannot find
previous version...." it then asked for my win ME cd and
i hit enter as prompted. it then thinks a few seconds
and prompts me again for my win me cd. there is no way
(through the default interface) to navigate it as you
described to the win9X folder. now what should i do?

-----Original Message-----
If your Win Me CD has a folder called Win 9x containing
the file BASE2.CAB
and several other cab files including PRECOPY.CAB,
CATALOG.CAB, and others
such as NET3.CAB, DRIVER5.CAB and WIN_8.CAB (total size
at least 153MB and
at least 52 files plus probably a folder) then you can
use an XP upgrade
CD. You will still be able to clean install XP but will
be asked to
insert your Win Me during the installation to verify
your eligibility to
use the upgrade version.

If however your Win Me CD is what is known as a Recovery
CD then you will
only be able to use an upgrade version of XP if you
upgrade from a running
Win Me system as a Recovery CD cannot be used to verify
eligibility in the
same way as a Win Me CD.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

my gateway computer came with ME. i tried to
reinstall a
clean copy of ME on the computer and it "killed" it.
after much advice, i reformatted the HD, wrote zeroes,
etc- all successful- no error messages or other
indications that my HD is bad. and now my hard drive is
supposedly ready to go. i tried reinstalling ME again,
and it just won't install. it freezes before it even
starts- and according to gateway, the CD is now bad.

i even went as far as buying a brand new hard drive
just
in case the drive was bad. but at the same point of
installation- the very beginning, the computer just
freezes.

i insert the install cd, boot up, choose "install
windows", it shows some text, tells me that it's
preparing to install windows, and then the screen goes
black. i wait for an hour, nothing. drives are not
running.

i want to upgrade to XP, but am unsure if i need to buy
the full version or the upgrade. my ME is legit and
OEM,
but it's just not installed. i'd hate to spend $200
when
i only have to spend $100

.

Hello,

Windows XP upgrade has to find a previous version of either Windows 98, 98
Se, Me, or 2000. If the version is on your hard drive it shouldn't be a
problem, it will find it. If it doesn't insert in you OS disk (Or any other
OS disk for that matter) so it can find that and it will continue.

computergeek

"george" wrote:

i updated the original thread but it kept it on page 6
(feb. 18). sorry for double posting...


ok. bought winxp upgrade and booted from that cd. it
got to the point where it says "setup cannot find
previous version...." it then asked for my win ME cd and
i hit enter as prompted. it then thinks a few seconds
and prompts me again for my win me cd. there is no way
(through the default interface) to navigate it as you
described to the win9X folder. now what should i do?

-----Original Message-----
If your Win Me CD has a folder called Win 9x containing
the file BASE2.CAB
and several other cab files including PRECOPY.CAB,
CATALOG.CAB, and others
such as NET3.CAB, DRIVER5.CAB and WIN_8.CAB (total size
at least 153MB and
at least 52 files plus probably a folder) then you can
use an XP upgrade
CD. You will still be able to clean install XP but will
be asked to
insert your Win Me during the installation to verify
your eligibility to
use the upgrade version.

If however your Win Me CD is what is known as a Recovery
CD then you will
only be able to use an upgrade version of XP if you
upgrade from a running
Win Me system as a Recovery CD cannot be used to verify
eligibility in the
same way as a Win Me CD.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

my gateway computer came with ME. i tried to
reinstall a
clean copy of ME on the computer and it "killed" it.
after much advice, i reformatted the HD, wrote zeroes,
etc- all successful- no error messages or other
indications that my HD is bad. and now my hard drive is
supposedly ready to go. i tried reinstalling ME again,
and it just won't install. it freezes before it even
starts- and according to gateway, the CD is now bad.

i even went as far as buying a brand new hard drive
just
in case the drive was bad. but at the same point of
installation- the very beginning, the computer just
freezes.

i insert the install cd, boot up, choose "install
windows", it shows some text, tells me that it's
preparing to install windows, and then the screen goes
black. i wait for an hour, nothing. drives are not
running.

i want to upgrade to XP, but am unsure if i need to buy
the full version or the upgrade. my ME is legit and
OEM,
but it's just not installed. i'd hate to spend $200
when
i only have to spend $100

.

i thought i explained that. when prompted, i did install
the OS disk- not a copy, and it still doesn't recognize
it. as per the previous thread, i checked to see if my
OS disk had the proper win9X folder and it does.

so my question is, what do i do now?

thanks

-----Original Message-----
Hello,

Windows XP upgrade has to find a previous version of
either Windows 98, 98
Se, Me, or 2000. If the version is on your hard drive it
shouldn't be a
problem, it will find it. If it doesn't insert in you OS
disk (Or any other
OS disk for that matter) so it can find that and it will
continue.

computergeek

"george" wrote:

i updated the original thread but it kept it on page 6
(feb. 18). sorry for double posting...


ok. bought winxp upgrade and booted from that cd. it
got to the point where it says "setup cannot find
previous version...." it then asked for my win ME cd
and
i hit enter as prompted. it then thinks a few
seconds
and prompts me again for my win me cd. there is no
way
(through the default interface) to navigate it as you
described to the win9X folder. now what should i do?

-----Original Message-----
If your Win Me CD has a folder called Win 9x
containing
the file BASE2.CAB
and several other cab files including PRECOPY.CAB,
CATALOG.CAB, and others
such as NET3.CAB, DRIVER5.CAB and WIN_8.CAB (total
size
at least 153MB and
at least 52 files plus probably a folder) then you
can
use an XP upgrade
CD. You will still be able to clean install XP but
will
be asked to
insert your Win Me during the installation to verify
your eligibility to
use the upgrade version.

If however your Win Me CD is what is known as a
Recovery
CD then you will
only be able to use an upgrade version of XP if you
upgrade from a running
Win Me system as a Recovery CD cannot be used to
verify
eligibility in the
same way as a Win Me CD.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

my gateway computer came with ME. i tried to
reinstall a
clean copy of ME on the computer and it "killed" it.
after much advice, i reformatted the HD, wrote
zeroes,
etc- all successful- no error messages or other
indications that my HD is bad. and now my hard
drive is
supposedly ready to go. i tried reinstalling ME
again,
and it just won't install. it freezes before it
even
starts- and according to gateway, the CD is now bad.

i even went as far as buying a brand new hard drive
just
in case the drive was bad. but at the same point of
installation- the very beginning, the computer just
freezes.

i insert the install cd, boot up, choose "install
windows", it shows some text, tells me that it's
preparing to install windows, and then the screen
goes
black. i wait for an hour, nothing. drives are not
running.

i want to upgrade to XP, but am unsure if i need to
buy
the full version or the upgrade. my ME is legit
and
OEM,
but it's just not installed. i'd hate to spend
$200
when
i only have to spend $100

.


.