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

<lbrtchx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> I am trying to install Windows 98 as a way to then upgrade it to XP
<snip>

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.


NOTE: lbrtchx attempted to disconnect all discussions by redirecting 
any replies via FollowUp-To to just the microsoft.public.win98.setup. 
If the other newsgroups are inappropriate for seeing replies then 
those newsgroups were also inappropriate for you to post there!  As a 
result, I ignored the attempt to use FollowUp-To to disconnect the 
discussion from the other newsgroups (my response was already sent to 
the followup newsgroup and was not included in this redo of my prior 
reply).  Do not cross-post to newsgroups and then use the FollowUp-To 
header to disconnect those discussions.  You may have selected one 
newsgroups as your favorite home newsgroup but that doesn't mean the 
respondents want to visit there.  FollowUp-To is used by spammers and 
malcontents.

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

<lbrtchx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:d6b7325a-4ffb-44e0-890f-c4ef31e8608a@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> 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 lbrtchx@gmail.com 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

Arno Wagner "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage lbrtchx@gmail.com 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

That's what I told the OP 3 hours ago.

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