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i have windows 98 right now and i need to upgrade to windows xp but everytime i try to install i get to the point where it tries to load the ACPI PLUG AND PLAY devices and the it just stops.It gives me the error: "FILE ACPI.SYS CAUSED AN UNEXPECTED ERROR (48896) AT LINE 5897 IN D:\XPSP1\BASE\BOOT\SETUP\SETUP.C.
I hope someone know about this problem and can help me out. Thanx
Clean install?
sounds like a bad copy of xp
Bad copy? upgrading is always a bad idea too . Is this a laptop? Do you have a floppydrive?Quote:
Originally posted by TheFilePirater@15 February 2004 - 20:06
sounds like a bad copy of xp
ok firstly i know the copy of xp i am using is fine. I want to clean install and yes it is a lapptop. So maybe i should remove win98 so i XP won't have problems ( i guess)
I would boot from cd drive with xp disk no problemo
Thanks to NIGHTSTALKER Again :lol: Well i'll jest sign off
http://www.theeldergeek.com/formatting_dri...using_xp_cd.htm
Follow those steps you'll do fine :)
thanks that is very useful but the problem is i need to get past that very beginning of the setup process and i keep getting stuck like i explained.
Hardware probem. Xp is probably having trouble with one of your hardware devices.Quote:
Originally posted by Dzuki@15 February 2004 - 22:51
thanks that is very useful but the problem is i need to get past that very beginning of the setup process and i keep getting stuck like i explained.
If that copy of xp has sp1 integrated I would not use that and install a copy of regular xp with no service pack and then once you get a succesful install go to ms and get your sp1.