Upgrading from 98 to XP

[Ray]

I am trying to upgrade from 98 second edition to XP Home.
Everytime I run XP to upgrade, the computer either stops
working (freezes) or when it restarts it either tries to
boot from the CD ROM or I get a blue screen that states
setting up windows, and nothing happens. Anyone have any
ideas?

Thanks
Ray

[Unknown]

Memory size, disk size, too little information to give a resonable answer.

"Ray" > wrote in message
...
> I am trying to upgrade from 98 second edition to XP Home.
> Everytime I run XP to upgrade, the computer either stops
> working (freezes) or when it restarts it either tries to
> boot from the CD ROM or I get a blue screen that states
> setting up windows, and nothing happens. Anyone have any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Ray

[Will Denny]

Hi

The following article may help you:

"Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows =
XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;enus;316639&FR=3D1&PA=
=3D1&SD=3DHSCH

Will

"Ray" > wrote in message =
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> I am trying to upgrade from 98 second edition to XP Home.=20
> Everytime I run XP to upgrade, the computer either stops=20
> working (freezes) or when it restarts it either tries to=20
> boot from the CD ROM or I get a blue screen that states=20
> setting up windows, and nothing happens. Anyone have any=20
> ideas?
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> Thanks=20
> Ray


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[rifleman]

In ,
Ray > addressed his navel and typed:
> I am trying to upgrade from 98 second edition to XP Home.
> Everytime I run XP to upgrade, the computer either stops
> working (freezes) or when it restarts it either tries to
> boot from the CD ROM or I get a blue screen that states
> setting up windows, and nothing happens. Anyone have any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Ray

have you upgraded your BIOS?

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP-Windows Shell/User\)]

Start with the following, with the computer at the 98SE desktop, place the
XP CD in the drive, when the menu appears, select "Check System
Compatibility." This should generate a report about your system hardware
and software as to whether or not there are any issues that need to be
corrected before installing XP.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend

"Ray" > wrote in message
...
> I am trying to upgrade from 98 second edition to XP Home.
> Everytime I run XP to upgrade, the computer either stops
> working (freezes) or when it restarts it either tries to
> boot from the CD ROM or I get a blue screen that states
> setting up windows, and nothing happens. Anyone have any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Ray

[Ray]

Thank you
>-----Original Message-----
>Start with the following, with the computer at the 98SE
desktop, place the
>XP CD in the drive, when the menu appears, select "Check
System
>Compatibility." This should generate a report about your
system hardware
>and software as to whether or not there are any issues
that need to be
>corrected before installing XP.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>
>"Ray" > wrote in message
...
>> I am trying to upgrade from 98 second edition to XP
Home.
>> Everytime I run XP to upgrade, the computer either stops
>> working (freezes) or when it restarts it either tries to
>> boot from the CD ROM or I get a blue screen that states
>> setting up windows, and nothing happens. Anyone have any
>> ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ray
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP-Windows Shell/User\)]

You're welcome.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend

"Ray" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Start with the following, with the computer at the 98SE
> desktop, place the
> >XP CD in the drive, when the menu appears, select "Check
> System
> >Compatibility." This should generate a report about your
> system hardware
> >and software as to whether or not there are any issues
> that need to be
> >corrected before installing XP.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >
> >"Ray" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I am trying to upgrade from 98 second edition to XP
> Home.
> >> Everytime I run XP to upgrade, the computer either stops
> >> working (freezes) or when it restarts it either tries to
> >> boot from the CD ROM or I get a blue screen that states
> >> setting up windows, and nothing happens. Anyone have any
> >> ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Ray
> >
> >
> >.
> >