i currently have win 98 on my pc i have got win 2000 pro cd i put it in run the setup clean install from win 98 it goes though ask for cd key etc then goes to reboot it reboots and then goes into setup in dos and it tells me to insert the win 2k pro cd of course this is already in it will not continue i also tried on an external cd rom on usb same thing so i copyed over the fiels to my hardisk ran it like descirbed above it goes into dos setup ask where u want to install it ect do u want ntfs or fat 32 i choose fat 32 n then go on it goes to copying the files and then it says files is missing or couroppt retry to continue it will retry but will never work n i have to skip it there are many fiels that i have to skip n the final setup will not run i have formatted several times and put win 98 bac on then tried to put win 2k on but it still does not work.any one help me please cheers cal email or reply to this :o)

Did you format the HD?, how many partitions you have?

Few things to check:

1. It is recommended by microsoft to clean up your disk before you attempt a upgrade, scan disk, defrag, empty trash, basic spring cleaning for the computer.
2. Make sure no virus scanning software is running during the upgrade, this includes the BIOS virus checker.
3. It could also be a problem with the media, in otherwords, your cd may have a flaw in it, is it a copy, or did you buy it?
4. What i would suggest, is that if it is a "Clean Install" which means you are not doing a upgrade, boot the computer with a 98 boot disk, use Fdisk to make a partition of about 4gb(leaves pleanty of room for service packs and updates). reboot after you make the partition and activate it, then use the winnt on the command line in the directory of the cd, in other words if your cd drive is drive e: you should get there by the following steps:
from a:
A:/ D:
D:/ dir (make sure the I386 file is there in the list)
D:/ cd I386
D:/I386> winnt
confirm the path on the next screen, and hit enter, then your install should start.
I could get into more detail but this will be a very long post. if you need help of have questions, send me a e-mail : robkraus@cox.net

opps, i screwed up in my example, just change anything that is D: to the leter of your cdrom drive. :-)

i have no anti virus software running in windows but i have one on bios called trend chip away virus would this make a differece if i disabled it? n i have 2 harddisk using full size on both of them and i do not have 4 gb i only have small hardisk of 2gb and 1gb cheers cal