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XP INSTALL OVER ME

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by mozster

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I have a PC currently that has Win ME on it but when it boots its giving a lot of VXD Blue Screen errors which I can't solve so the only way I can boot into ME is in Safe Mode (with the kboard not working!)

I have Win XP which I want to install over the top of ME so I can keep my application settings etc. I can't boot from the XP CD to install and when I try and run the XP setup.exe from the CD it can't be run in DOS mode.
Does anyone have any recommendations how to get XP installed on thePC but leave the applications and settings intact?

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by connectknee

Hi,

Theoretically you can put XP over ME and have your apps and settings intact. You also should be able to boot from your XP cd. Go into BIOS and set the boot from floppy to CDrom. Then when your machine starts up, a message should come on saying "boot from CD, press any key". Once you pres any key it will boot from your xp cd.

Good luck,
Paul

by mozster

Definitely can't boot from the XP CD, it can see it in the CDrom drive on startup but then fails to boot from it instead causing the Exception blue screen errors in ME startup again :(

by mozster

Update - I've now managed to boot the XP CD but it won't install as it says there is a problem with the fixed disk and doesn't list the drives to install on!
I've checked and its picking up the SCSI driver SYMC8XX ok.
Its a Compaq Professional 5100 Workstation which it turns out Compaq don't support for XP and thus no XP drivers for it.
Do you know if I could use 2000 drivers and they will work with XP?

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