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Windows XP Installation Requirements

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by shanghai sam

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I have windows Me installed in one of my LAN machines -- I have tried to upgrade to Windows XP home edition to test the new OS. However, I have made multiple attempts and after every try, the installation process stops at 64% completion -- giving methe "DOS" based screen, which reads "Your System is dengerously low in resources" and list some of the running applications which include the XP installation windows. I have checked to make sure that I do not have extra processes running in the background. In addition, the windows Me machine complies with the system requirements (300 MHz Intel Pentium II processor, 192 MB RAM
4 GB free hard drive space and SVGA monitor) to install such operating system.

Please advise -- I'm going out of my mind.

Thank you in advanced.

Rafael

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by borginva

WHat are the other procesors running? You should make sure only SysTray and Explorer are running. Since it is a network system, disconnected it from the network (unplug the cable) and start it up without logging into the network. This will save someresources.
I upgraded from 98 to XP Pro with no problem because I had only those two programs running. My friend had ME and could not upgrade to XP Pro until I killed everything but those two from running, and after his 7 hour attempt to upgrade, Igot it done in 56 minutes.
So, disconnect your self from the network, DSL, AntiVirus, anything. Have only SysTray and Explorer running. Then try to upgrade.
Also, since you got some free space, make a TEMP directory and see if you can successfullycopy the CD to that directory. If you can not copy certain files, problem with the CD physically or with the CD drive.
Give this a try.

by dmiles

Check the Copatibility of addingd Windows XP home edition on a network lan,the Home Edition space requirements could be causing the upgrade to use more space,with the files that already exist on the system
The low process could be generated by the files that exist on the drive and then the installatiopn files causesthe resource error

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