expertec Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 The machine is currently running Windows ME (ugh!), and I am supposed to be upgrading it to XP.You put in the CD Key and it will do the upgrade advisor thing, and start to install windows.Then it comes up with fatal error blue screen, says restart to continue setup.After restart there is a boot menu, continue installing XP or cancel XP setup. If you continue setup it starts all over again. If you cancel, it goes back to windows ME.What is causing the errors, and would they still happen if I do a format and clean install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 I don't know what is causing the errors... probably ME! Do a clean install. You shouldn't have any problems as all you will have to do is show XP the ME os disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 This has happened to me doing upgrades. Best to take nel's approach and do a clean install - after, of course, making a backup of everything you want to keep. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt James T. Kirk Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 yeah, do a fresh format and install it'll ask for os disk and just put in the me disk then put back in the xp and it'll install for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 I know about doing a clean install from an upgrade, I have advised many people on this myself :rolleyes: Format and clean install was what I was thinking of, I will take a spare hard drive with me for backing things up before I start.Thanks. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt James T. Kirk Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 good idea expertec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Just to let you know, it went pretty well.Copied all the data onto a spare hard drive, then formatted and installed XP and SP2 no problems. :)Think I got the right XP modem drivers as well, but I didn't have time to test it.Got most of the data back off the spare hard drive (everything important), but some files/folders just wouldn't copy. They kept giving errors about Cyclic Redundancy, whatever that is :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Cyclic redundancy means too many bicycles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Cyclic redundancy means too many bicycles!Seriously now - what's the sense in a bike when you can just run everywhere right doug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 A bit off topic but not allowed to use bike yet. It's gathering sawdust in garage while I'm trying to make left handed cold frames. Doing 5th at I trype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 What is a left handed cold frame? I didn't know they had hands :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Erm, they're made using only the left hand. I only hope Anne's right handed plants she's potting up don't get confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Cyclic Redundancy.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 What's left on that drive is not hugely important, but if I ran Checkdisk on it do you think I could recover those files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 expertechi mateCyclic redundancy is either corrupt data or damaged hddORa checkdisc is needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I'll connect it later and run Checkdisk then. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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