Edited by Digerati, 17 August 2008 - 08:57 AM.
Trouble upgrading to XP Pro from Win2K Pro
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 08:24 AM
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 09:08 AM
Unfortunately, as you already know, it looks like your upgrade became corrupted. Sadly, it is difficult to fix these cases because so much can go wrong, it is nearly impossible to find all the problems, so the user is then stuck with many unnecessary annoyances, at best.
I recommend you first copy any important data from her hard drive before it gets lost. Then do a fresh install of XP to include formatting (and re-partitioning, if desired) the boot drive. Since this is an upgrade, XP will look for a previous version of Windows, but after the format, will not find one, and will prompt for a disk. At that time, you insert the CD of W2K. The XP install will scan the disk, verify it is legal, then prompt for the XP disk again - swap them out and the install should continue.
That said, you need to make sure you have all the necessary XP drivers for your machine, preferably burned to CD, before the install.
Oh, you keep saying "server" - I think you mean you have a router with a built in 4-port Ethernet switch.
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 03:18 PM
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 10:50 PM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 10:50 AM
Rich
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 11:07 AM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 11:20 AM
If you don't see this message then you need to get into BIOS Setup and make the CD drive the first boot device. How you do this varies with each computer manufacturer, but usually pressing F1, F2, F10 or the Del key when you see the manufacturers logo will get you into BIOS Setup. You can press each one in sequence if you're not sure which is needed.
Make sure you save the change when you exit BIOS setup.
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 11:34 AM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 01:44 PM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 01:53 PM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 04:02 PM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 08:25 PM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 09:34 PM
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 05:11 AM
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 07:28 AM
Sorry but I'm not sure I'm following - Where did this Roxio notice come from? Did this happen back when you first started this... migration? Or did you get it AFTER you formatted the drive, and after you attempted to install Windows this last time? I say "migration" because I don't know if going from W2K to XP is really an "upgrade" for a home based computer - W2K was more for a networked office environment - but I digress.The only notice I had was after the second attempt (which appeared to go correctly) that told me to remove Roxio CD Creator 6 and reinstall it to get it to work properly.
I usually advise against being connected to a network during install - this is when your computer is at its most vulnerable state - potentially years out of date in terms of critical security updates and patches with no defense system established yet. Windows Firewall (which is an able product, BTW) kicks in early (but not until SP2), but a firewall alone is still taking chances. This is especially important if your local network (anything on your side of the router) has other PCs attached - to ensure nothing malicious on them infects you. You can always set up your network connection later and if something with the network adapter is causing your problems, this might allow the install to bypass that section, and complete the install. Network interface cards (NICs) are cheap - go to Walmart and get one just to have on hand. If your on-board LAN is causing the problems, it can be disabled in the BIOS, shutdown, unplug, touch bare metal, install new card, boot and presto!, new hardware is detected - one XP knows very well. Ethernet cables are cheaper still, made by who knows what kind of labor force in some sweat factory in China for $.50. They can only be tripped over so many times. That's why I bought a good (that's important) crimper and I make my own cables....got to the "installing network" phase and ... It never got done...
I agree with Kazoo and prefer clean install over upgrades. This forces fresh installs of all my programs configured specifically for the new OS. I think that is better than tweaking the old. Also, upgrades leave too much of the old behind, and it is nearly impossible to figure out what you can safely delete.
Since you have another computer, I would sit back a sec and do some more prep work. Make sure you have the latest drivers from Dell before starting - this is especially important if the computer was made pre-SP2. Instead of saving them to the external drive, burn them to CD. Burn copies of the latest versions of her AV, AS, and FW, and anything else she uses regularly too. Also have SP2 and SP3 burned to CD (see below).
Assuming SP2 is not on your install disk already - my process would be to install Windows XP (with no network connection). Then install all the latest motherboard and graphics drivers - make sure the hardware works. Check Device Manager for errors - see if you have an Ethernet device listed. Now install SP2 - right after installing Windows is the absolute best time. There is nothing there to interfere with the update. Then SP3, her AV, AS, and FW, if not sticking with Windows Firewall.
Then connect to the Internet.
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Download and CD
Windows XP SP2 Network Installation Package - download and save to CD
or
Windows XP SP2 on CD, plus shipping and handling (about $3.50 in the US)
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network - ISO-9660 CD Image File
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