need help with installation

[XWalrus2]

installing from win98se the xp installation tells me cdrom.in_ is missing. can I skip this file with no horrible aftereffects?

 

[Snickle]

May not be any problem, it's not installed on my WinXP Pro 'clean' install.

 

[XWalrus2]

maybe i wasn't clear enough. The system file for win98se called cdrom.in_ is missing from the system. Is this file necessary for clean upgrade to XP, and if so, how do i restore it?

 

[linney]

Sounds like your CD may be faulty can you get a replacement?
There is a little bit of information to be found here but it may not be too helpful.

http://groups.google.com/groups?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="cdrom.in_+"

 

[XWalrus2]

let me try this again. There is no problem with the xp cd. The problem is in the system file missing from win98se. the file missing is cdrom.in_. it is NOT a problem with the XP cd, it is a problem with a missing system file on the machine. Does anyone have any ideas on how to restore this file?

 

[linney]

Reading your second post, if you are doing a clean install, start it from the XP CD at boot up, not from Windows 98se. Use XP to delete existing partition and then to format it.

HOW TO: Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP (Q313348)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q313/3/48.asp

Read the paragraph,
"How to Partition and Format Your Hard Disk by Using Windows XP Setup."

This site is helpful too.

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/indexwinxp.htm