upgrading a computer to xp

[Darek]

I recently had a problem with 98 explorer.exe kept malfunctioning. i looked
to reinstall 98 and couldnot find the cd! so i grabbed my XP cd and
reformatted the HD on the compaq. Installation was normal so i restarted the
cpu and went to run Xp but the systen stopped responding. it hung for 5 min
before i tried to restart. i tried to get into safemode and the cpu hung @
disk pattition MUP.dll and would not start. is there anyone who can help me
with this problem?

[Mark L. Ferguson]

In light of failures before the upgrade to XP, I think you need to see about any warrantee for your hardware. I doubt the machine
sold by the defunct Compaq has any guarantee that it will upgrade to XP successfully. HP bought Compaq, and I doubt they are going
to tell you anything but 'Upgrade to a new HP machine.", (aside from any extended warrantee that they could make a 98 restore)

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Darek" > wrote in message ...
>I recently had a problem with 98 explorer.exe kept malfunctioning. i looked
> to reinstall 98 and couldnot find the cd! so i grabbed my XP cd and
> reformatted the HD on the compaq. Installation was normal so i restarted the
> cpu and went to run Xp but the systen stopped responding. it hung for 5 min
> before i tried to restart. i tried to get into safemode and the cpu hung @
> disk pattition MUP.dll and would not start. is there anyone who can help me
> with this problem?