Jake
06-15-04, 02:25 PM
I have the OEM version of XP Pro. I have problems when loading SP1 or SP1a. Last time I tried using the MS express upgrade, it loaded SP1 (before that I was getting SP1a). Not sure what I'll get next time. During the install process it says it can't find cdrom.sys and ntoskrnl.exe. I tell it to skip loading those files and SP1 does install, however my DVD and audio device drivers (which were ok before) do not install afterwards (says driver data invalid). So I must boot from the WinXP CD, run XP repair, and lose SP1 install. The same thing happens if I install SP1 locally, however, after executing "xpsp1_en_x86.exe", the file becomes corrupted. Could be a mobo or nic issue. Can't find anything from MS support site. Lastly, if somehow (divine intervention) I were able to load SP1a successfully, can I still get Java VM? Anybody having this problem? Any ideas?<BR><BR>SYSTEM SPECS: <BR>ANTEC SX1030B CASE (300 WATT) <BR>AMD1800XP CPU <BR>SOYO K7V DRAGON PLUS <BR>BIOS = Award Modular Bios v2BA2; Drivers = VIA via4in1445v(a) and cmediawinxpv0641.zip <BR>TWO(2) 256MB SAMSUNG PC2100 DDR (512MB TOTAL) <BR>ATI (Powered) RADEON 8500 (Driver = wxp-w2k-radeon-7-81-021218a-007192c-efg.exe) <BR>TWO(2) 80GB WESTERN DIGITAL UDMA100(WD800JB-00CRA1) w/ 8MB CACHE (RAID NOT SETUP) <BR>EPO DVD-ROM 16X <BR>LS120 SUPER DISK 2X (RELEASE B) <BR>ACTIONTEC V.90/92 MODEM <BR>CABLE MODEM AND ROUTER (LINKSYS) <BR>WIN XP PRO (OEM) <BR>