"Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"

I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
on a box and it goes fine through the first installation phase, but
then I am getting:
~
"Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
~
Someone recommended to me to use knoppix (knoppix.net) in order to:
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check via dmesg that the disk are fine (which they were),
~
make sure you can mount then (I could just fine), and
~
run smartmoontools on it (i didn't report any problems from within
knoppix)
~
The BIOS is also see the ATA disk just fine. I even reset it to the
defaults and it does detect the drive just fine.
~
So what on earth is going on?
~
How can I solve this problem?
~
Thanks
lbrtchx

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I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
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You do not need to install Windows 98 to do the upgrade to Windows XP.
Just boot from the Windows XP install CD. When it says that it cannot
find a prior eligible version of Windows from which to upgrade, insert
the install CD for Windows 98 and point there to continue the upgrade
install of Windows XP.


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result, I ignored the attempt to use FollowUp-To to disconnect the
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malcontents.

Most likely your partition table or boot sector is incorrect.
Delete any partitions, boot the XP CD to partition and format.

wrote in message
...
I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
on a box and it goes fine through the first installation phase, but
then I am getting:
~
"Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
~

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage wrote:
I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
on a box and it goes fine through the first installation phase, but
then I am getting:
~
"Disk I/O Error" "Replace the disk, and then press any key"
~
Someone recommended to me to use knoppix (knoppix.net) in order to:
~
check via dmesg that the disk are fine (which they were),
~
make sure you can mount then (I could just fine), and
~
run smartmoontools on it (i didn't report any problems from within
knoppix)
~
The BIOS is also see the ATA disk just fine. I even reset it to the
defaults and it does detect the drive just fine.
~
So what on earth is going on?
~
How can I solve this problem?
~
Thanks
lbrtchx

Just an idea: "replace disk and ..." usually refers only to
removeble media, specifically the floppy, or maybe a CD.

Arno