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Subject: ME won't install

Original Message

Name: Geno
Date: January 14, 2007 at 15:34:47 Pacific
Subject: ME won't install
OS: ME
CPU/Ram: 500hz 256MB
Model/Manufacturer: clone

Comment:

I am attempting to do an "overlay" install of ME over the existing O.S. (I can't do a clean install!) Anyway, when it gets to the part where it saves existing system files, it completes about 85% and I get the message: "Windows cannot backup your system files. Set will end now" How can I get past this hurdle? Thanx

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Response Number 1

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: January 14, 2007 at 16:02:15 Pacific
Subject: ME won't install

Reply: (edit)

Are you low on HD space?

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M2

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Response Number 2

Name: jam
Date: January 15, 2007 at 07:40:06 Pacific
Subject: ME won't install

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"Are you low on HD space?"
That would be my guess too....

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Response Number 3

Name: Geno
Date: January 16, 2007 at 05:33:48 Pacific
Subject: ME won't install

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I did an inplace install and this time I did not save system files and everything seemed to turn out OK except that I couldn't open control panel. Seems I had a bad CPL file which I was able to locate and delete. The file came from installation of a wargame and somehow got damaged. Still don't know why Windows couldn't back up the system files during the attempted instal, unless maybe the bad CPL file was the problem.

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Response Number 4

Name: anna2007
Date: February 8, 2007 at 20:11:21 Pacific
Subject: ME won't install

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how do u install windows me over windows xp
how i install windows me over windows xp

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