I reformatted and repartioned my hard drive.  Then I tried
to re-install XP.  When it tries to copy files I get the
error message the XP was unable to copy file *.* and asks
me to retry to skip it.  When you retry, you get the same

My computer was running Windows 98 but it crashed.  I
reloaded 98 but it will only run in SAFE mode, meaning I
cannot access the CD-ROM drives to upgrade to my copy of
Windows XP.  XP says I cannot operate Setup without a

my computer's in the middle of a dramatic death scene.  
the best I can get out of it is the Repair Console, from
where I'm hoping to copy some files onto disk before I
reformat.  the problem is, the DIR function isn't working

I bought a computer with XP pro pre-installed.  I did a re-
install and the installer blew right through and set me up
as a network node.  It never asked me any setup
questions.  I no longer have the option of setting up a

I figured out how to download all the critical updates
using the windows catalog to my hardrive and then to a cd.
I wanted this so I could update my mother-in-law computer
as well as my daughters since they had not updated any of

I have a network bootdisk and try to install xp with a unattend file, when I
run winnt.exe I get an error that my memory is full and the installation
stop. What is wrong??? I have a 6gb harddisk and 128 mb ram....
Regards /J

Hi;  
I have several people (clients) whom have mistakenly
ordered XP home instead of Pro.  Is there a quick upgrade
pack or pricing to unlock the 28 more services (basically

Anyone know if it's possible to make a set of set up
floppies like you can with 2000pro.

We are attempting to upgrade College Student's XP Home
machines to XP Pro - we have a Campus License agreement
with MS. We are having a lot of failed upgrades - BSODs,
locking up, etc. Searching the Knowledge Base doesnt

I want to do a full install of XP on my laptop.  The
problem is I do not have a internal CD drive, I have an
external USB CD/RW.  I know DOS will not recoganize the
drive.  What are my options for installing XP?  Any help

I've just assembled a brand new computer utilizing an
Asus P4C800-E deluxe Motherboard with an Intel 2.6 P4.  
When I try to install XP (Home) from my new OE disk it
begins the process then flashes the message "File\i386

I have 2 COA stickers that are about 6 months old.
Neither of them say OEM version on them.
I have a WinXP Pro CD OEM  w/o SP1 incorporated.
I originally had 5 COA and I used 3 of them. They work

installed new lanparty NFII ULTRA along with 512mb ultra
ddr400 dual channel, ati radeon ve card,athlon XP 2500
Barton. boot system and i get a blue screen telling me
that windows is shutting down to protect system.Theck

Hi. I'm about to purchase a WINXP system to replace my fairly sluggish Win98
system. I will be wanting to install my current Win98 HDD (a 20Gb fat32)
into the WinXP system (which will have a 120Gb ntfs drive) as a secondary
drive to aid file transfer and give myself a few extra Gb ...

I am running XP Pro.  Recently my disk has started making noises.  I bought
a new disk to replace the original.  I got my XP Pro in the upgrade edition.
The machine was purchased with WinME
Can I use the WinXP CD to install windows on the new disk?  If I do this, I