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01-05-2006, 06:21 AM
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installing xp home edition
I'M TRYING TO INSTALL XP HOME EDITION TO REPLACE WINDOWS 98, SAVING MY
EXISTING FILES.DURING THE INSTALLATION, I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE:MISSING FILE:ERROR COPYING USETUP.EXE TO C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\i386\SYSTEMS32\SMSS.EXE. ANY HELP IN EXPLAINING WHAT TO DO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. 
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01-05-2006, 06:21 AM
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RE: installing xp home edition
Why not use file transfer in 98,save youre data to a cd,then install xp cd,
restart computer,set to boot to xp cd,select install xp,delete the partition (98), create one,then xp will format and do a clean installation.XP doesnt need any 98 files,plus 98 runs in FAT32 file system whereas xp runs in (or should-default) ntfs file system. "OPTIFLYMAN" wrote: > I'M TRYING TO INSTALL XP HOME EDITION TO REPLACE WINDOWS 98, SAVING MY > EXISTING FILES.DURING THE INSTALLATION, I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE:MISSING > FILE:ERROR COPYING USETUP.EXE TO C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\i386\SYSTEMS32\SMSS.EXE. ANY > HELP IN EXPLAINING WHAT TO DO WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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01-05-2006, 06:21 AM
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Re: installing xp home edition
Please do not type in all caps. This is very difficult to read and is
considered to be very rude ( you are yelling! ). -- Cary W. Shultz Roanoke, VA 24012 "OPTIFLYMAN" <OPTIFLYMAN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9211BAB6-11C8-4A3B-B0B8-8474EC523AB9@microsoft.com... > I'M TRYING TO INSTALL XP HOME EDITION TO REPLACE WINDOWS 98, SAVING MY > EXISTING FILES.DURING THE INSTALLATION, I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE:MISSING > FILE:ERROR COPYING USETUP.EXE TO C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\i386\SYSTEMS32\SMSS.EXE. > ANY > HELP IN EXPLAINING WHAT TO DO WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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01-05-2006, 06:22 AM
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RE: installing xp home edition
Check the CD isn't damaged. Then copy all your files to a CD or floppies.
Then reboot the machine from the XP CD, and when prompted, select to do a FULL INSTALL. When the install's finished, you can copy the files back. You'll have to reinstall your programs, though. Hope this helps anyway. "OPTIFLYMAN" wrote: > I'M TRYING TO INSTALL XP HOME EDITION TO REPLACE WINDOWS 98, SAVING MY > EXISTING FILES.DURING THE INSTALLATION, I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE:MISSING > FILE:ERROR COPYING USETUP.EXE TO C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\i386\SYSTEMS32\SMSS.EXE. ANY > HELP IN EXPLAINING WHAT TO DO WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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