Can you help. I am trying to install Windows XP as an Upgrade to Win 98 on a computer with an Abit BE6 Motherboard and keep getting an error message:
“BLOCKING ISSUES
Setup found some issues that will prevent you from upgrading your Windows installation. You must fix all of these issues before you can upgrade to Windows XP.
Unsupported Hardware Configuration
Your computer has hardware devices that prohibit you from upgrading to Windows XP.
Highpoint HPT366 Ultra DMA Controller”I have an Abit BE6 motherboard. I have read lots of articles on the internet offering the following two suggestions, neither of which work:
1. “Press F6 during setup to install with alternate drivers.” I never get the option to install with alternate drivers. My setup immediately launches into a system compatibility check, finding the above issue. It then exits me from setup.
2. “Install the hard drive on the IDE controller instead of the Ultra DMA controller.” I have done this, and when the computer boots, the BIOS tells me that the HPT366 BIOS is not installed. The Windows XP compatibility check, launched when I run setup, however, still returns with the above message and exits.
Do I need to install XP as a new installationinstead of an upgrade? Or, do I need to go through the Control Panel and remove the HPT366 controller driver from Windows? Or, is there an install command line option that will skip the compatibility check? Or am I missing something else?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.