Subj : CRASH ON UPGRADE TO WIN2000
To   : Jay Fuller
From : Steven Horn
Date : Fri Dec 21 2001 03:58 pm

Jay Fuller (1:3613/22) wrote to All at 11:31 on 21 Dec 2001:

 JF> I've been attempting to update a windows 98 machine to windows 2000
 JF> professional.  As the setup procress continues through it's thing -
 JF> it builds a programs list (and wants to check it twice, I'm sure). 
 JF> It scans the entire hard drive.....makes a note of a few important
 JF> programs in C:\Program Files, than says....."processing system
 JF> files".  
 JF> At that point....it crashes.....saying "ntkern" or something has an
 JF> invalid page fault in module "kernal32.dll" (nice how that is,
 JF> eh?). I've reloaded 98 on top of itself, i've disabled all running
 JF> programs, i've changed the memory stick, I've done everything I can
 JF> *think* to do to solve this problem and I **really** don't want to
 JF> have to reload from scratch.
 JF>  
 JF> Anyone got suggestions on this?

Have you got access to the Microsoft documentation that states what programs 
are or are not compatible?  My upgrade from Windows 98SE to Windows 2000 was 
flawless but I made sure that every thing I had on my PC was compatible.
 
Take care,

Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT and CAN_SYSLAW 
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