Upgrading from ME to XP Pro

>-----Original Message-----
>I am trying to upgrade from window me to window xp pro.
>The install will get to final installation with about 18
>minutes left and unexplainedly crash, shutting down the
>computer. It will not restart window me, but tries to
>cintinue with the xp pro install, crashing again at 18
>minutes out.
>.
>

> In short I have used the Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft to confirm
> that my system can be upgraded from ME to XP Pro. There were some
> issues with my chipset but the advisor says they are not 'upgrade
> killers.' During the upgrade process it notifies me that the
> following file cannot be found
> "c\$win_nt$.~ls\i386\system32\smss.exe" if I try to ignore it and
> continue every file after that seems to be unreadable.
> In the MS message boards I found a suggestion about copying the I386
> folder from the CD to the hard drive and upgrade from my hard drive.
> I tried that and it hangs up at something about "cannot copy 40:
> access denied" when trying to copy a file called "40a.cab".
> What I am to do is upgrade my OS so that I can MS Excel instead of
> that "wussy" MS Works spreadsheet program. If it would be easier to
> find an older copy of Office then try to upgrade, what version of
> Office would work with ME?
>
> So many questions, so slow at typing, oh well.
>
> Any help or suggestions that anyone has please post. This is my
> first
> time posting to a board so forgive any newbie goofs I commited.
> Just
> point them out and I will learn.

> Weekend user wrote:

>> In short I have used the Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft to confirm
>> that my system can be upgraded from ME to XP Pro. There were some
>> issues with my chipset but the advisor says they are not 'upgrade
>> killers.' During the upgrade process it notifies me that the
>> following file cannot be found
>> "c\$win_nt$.~ls\i386\system32\smss.exe" if I try to ignore it and
>> continue every file after that seems to be unreadable.
>> In the MS message boards I found a suggestion about copying the I386
>> folder from the CD to the hard drive and upgrade from my hard drive.
>> I tried that and it hangs up at something about "cannot copy 40:
>> access denied" when trying to copy a file called "40a.cab".
>> What I am to do is upgrade my OS so that I can MS Excel instead of
>> that "wussy" MS Works spreadsheet program. If it would be easier to
>> find an older copy of Office then try to upgrade, what version of
>> Office would work with ME?
>>
>> So many questions, so slow at typing, oh well.
>>
>> Any help or suggestions that anyone has please post. This is my first
>> time posting to a board so forgive any newbie goofs I commited. Just
>> point them out and I will learn.

>
>
> Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
> most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
> likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On much
> less frequent occasions, a bad CD or defective CD drive can also cause
> this.
>
> As the Upgrade Advisor has already warned you to expect problems with
> the motherboard's chipset, you might check with the motherboard's
> manufacturer to see if there's a BIOS upgrade that can provide better
> WinXP-compatibility.
>
>
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