upgrade to Xp pro from W98

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I have upgraded about 10 computers in my office from W98 to XP Pro with no
problems. The last one I am doing gives me an error that the upgrade cannot
find the previous version I am trying to upgrade. W98 is in the Windows
folder, so I don't understand why it can't find it. It doesn't give me a
chance to BROWSE or LOCATE files. ??????

 

[Byte]

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It was probably Win95 upgraded to 98.

"larryshoe" wrote:

> I have upgraded about 10 computers in my office from W98 to XP Pro with no
> problems. The last one I am doing gives me an error that the upgrade cannot
> find the previous version I am trying to upgrade. W98 is in the Windows
> folder, so I don't understand why it can't find it. It doesn't give me a
> chance to BROWSE or LOCATE files. ??????

 

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larryshoe <larryshoe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have upgraded about 10 computers in my office from W98 to XP Pro with no
>problems. The last one I am doing gives me an error that the upgrade cannot
>find the previous version I am trying to upgrade. W98 is in the Windows
>folder, so I don't understand why it can't find it. It doesn't give me a
>chance to BROWSE or LOCATE files. ??????

Boot the computer into Windows 98 then insert the upgrade CD and
install it. There should be no problem.

Good luck


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