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W2K Pro Install ? File Copy Error

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by bkubai

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I am trying to upgrade my Compaq Armada M700 from NT4 to W2K Pro. At the end of file copying I get a File Copy Error message which says:

An error occurred copying file to C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\.

I chose to skip file and the process continues, but stops with the following error:

File cpqpx4.sys could not be found
Press any key to continue

After pressing the key the following message appears:

Setup failed. Press any key to restart your computer.

However the computer is unable tostart and I have to reboot and chose to run NT 4.

The file cpqpx4.sys appears in the C:\WINNT\System32\drivers directory. What could be cause of my problems?

I had uninstalled Compaq Diagnostics for Windows NT although the setup program is still recognising it as present and the icon is still in the Control Panel.

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by duskos

Try to copy the complete \I386 folder from Win2k CD to your local drive (let's call it C:)". If you get error message while copying files, you need to ask for replacement CD. Then open command prompt and enter

C: REM or drive where you copied install files.
CD \I386
winnt32

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