Installing XP (SP3) in a guest system

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I am using VMware on a Dell desktop, which uses a Vista 64-bit platform. I

am trying to set up a guest system that uses XP (SP3). I have done this

successfully on another similarly-configured desktop.



When I am using Windows Setup to install XP (it's an Upgrade version), I

receive the following message: "Setup cannot find a previous version of

Windows installed on your computer. Insert a Windows CD [pick one, any one:

from Windows 95 on]."



Obviously, the XP software is attempting to ensure that a valid Windows

system pre-existed. When I insert any one of a number of original Windows

CDs (e.g., Windows 95, Windows 2000, etc.), I nevertheless receive an error

message, which states, "Setup could not read the CD, or the CD is not a

valid Windows CD."



These are all valid CDs, and I have gone through this process, as mentioned

earlier, on another desktop. Why is XP not recognizing the CDs installed

this time around?



Thanks in advance for any thoughts.



Gordon Biggar

Houston, Texas
 
Gordon Biggar wrote:



> I am using VMware on a Dell desktop, which uses a Vista 64-bit

> platform. I am trying to set up a guest system that uses XP (SP3). I

> have done this successfully on another similarly-configured desktop.

>

> When I am using Windows Setup to install XP (it's an Upgrade version), I

> receive the following message: "Setup cannot find a previous version of

> Windows installed on your computer. Insert a Windows CD [pick one, any

> one: from Windows 95 on]."

>

> Obviously, the XP software is attempting to ensure that a valid Windows

> system pre-existed. When I insert any one of a number of original

> Windows CDs (e.g., Windows 95, Windows 2000, etc.), I nevertheless

> receive an error message, which states, "Setup could not read the CD, or

> the CD is not a valid Windows CD."

>

> These are all valid CDs, and I have gone through this process, as

> mentioned earlier, on another desktop. Why is XP not recognizing the

> CDs installed this time around?

>

> Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

>

> Gordon Biggar

> Houston, Texas



Since you are asking for my thoughts, I would install Win95 first

(because it is the smallest operating system) and then install Windows

XP SP3 on top of it. The reason being, Operating systems require a

previous version to be present before an upgrade CD can be used to

install a new one. This is certainly the case with Windows 7 but I

can't remember what was the position 10 years ago when XP first came

out. I have not used anything before XP though we have everything in

our labs for testing purposes.



Hope this helps but if you have any need to access any old, unworkable

solutions, by Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig. then google have full

archive available for next 7 years.



The link to the archive is here:







Please also note that Pig-Bear will delete this message as soon as he

reads it because he is a very sensitive idiot around here. Everything

affects him and this gives us pleasure to put more pressure on him.

Watch the space.



hth
 
Sir Anonymous (the "Sir" is assumed, of course...) --



Good thought. At the link you offered, I even saw my posting from the

VMware Forum site, although I do not think that this is a VMware issue.

Normally, I don't like installing one operating system over another, but it

may be the only route, if I can't get XP to accept the original CDs.



Note: on my other desktop I was able to install the Upgrade version of XP

into the guest by inserting a Windows 2000 installation CD, as requested,

for proof. But, that was last time...



Thanks for taking the time to post a response. Much appreciated.



GB









"ANONYMOUS" wrote in message

news:hsq9u7$hkd$1@news.albasani.net...

> Gordon Biggar wrote:

>

>> I am using VMware on a Dell desktop, which uses a Vista 64-bit platform.

>> I am trying to set up a guest system that uses XP (SP3). I have done

>> this successfully on another similarly-configured desktop.

>>

>> When I am using Windows Setup to install XP (it's an Upgrade version), I

>> receive the following message: "Setup cannot find a previous version of

>> Windows installed on your computer. Insert a Windows CD [pick one, any

>> one: from Windows 95 on]."

>>

>> Obviously, the XP software is attempting to ensure that a valid Windows

>> system pre-existed. When I insert any one of a number of original

>> Windows CDs (e.g., Windows 95, Windows 2000, etc.), I nevertheless

>> receive an error message, which states, "Setup could not read the CD, or

>> the CD is not a valid Windows CD."

>>

>> These are all valid CDs, and I have gone through this process, as

>> mentioned earlier, on another desktop. Why is XP not recognizing the CDs

>> installed this time around?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

>>

>> Gordon Biggar

>> Houston, Texas

>

> Since you are asking for my thoughts, I would install Win95 first (because

> it is the smallest operating system) and then install Windows XP SP3 on

> top of it. The reason being, Operating systems require a previous version

> to be present before an upgrade CD can be used to install a new one. This

> is certainly the case with Windows 7 but I can't remember what was the

> position 10 years ago when XP first came out. I have not used anything

> before XP though we have everything in our labs for testing purposes.

>

> Hope this helps but if you have any need to access any old, unworkable

> solutions, by Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig. then google have full

> archive available for next 7 years.

>

> The link to the archive is here:

>

>

>

> Please also note that Pig-Bear will delete this message as soon as he

> reads it because he is a very sensitive idiot around here. Everything

> affects him and this gives us pleasure to put more pressure on him. Watch

> the space.

>

> hth
 
I was able to set up the guest system using an original XP Home Edition CD

that I have. If I use my Upgrade version of XP Professional (SP3), can I

install it over the Home Edition version? Or, is that somewhat dicey?



GB







"Gordon Biggar" wrote in message

news:25244D36-A839-42AF-B363-C571E1C22A16@microsoft.com...

> I am using VMware on a Dell desktop, which uses a Vista 64-bit platform.

> I am trying to set up a guest system that uses XP (SP3). I have done this

> successfully on another similarly-configured desktop.

>

> When I am using Windows Setup to install XP (it's an Upgrade version), I

> receive the following message: "Setup cannot find a previous version of

> Windows installed on your computer. Insert a Windows CD [pick one, any

> one: from Windows 95 on]."

>

> Obviously, the XP software is attempting to ensure that a valid Windows

> system pre-existed. When I insert any one of a number of original Windows

> CDs (e.g., Windows 95, Windows 2000, etc.), I nevertheless receive an

> error message, which states, "Setup could not read the CD, or the CD is

> not a valid Windows CD."

>

> These are all valid CDs, and I have gone through this process, as

> mentioned earlier, on another desktop. Why is XP not recognizing the CDs

> installed this time around?

>

> Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

>

> Gordon Biggar

> Houston, Texas
 
Works fine. Its the "upgrades" from "DOS windows" versions to "NT

Windows" that carry along problematic baggage.



Gordon Biggar wrote:



> I was able to set up the guest system using an original XP Home Edition

> CD that I have. If I use my Upgrade version of XP Professional (SP3),

> can I install it over the Home Edition version? Or, is that somewhat

> dicey?

>

> GB

>

>

>

> "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message

> news:25244D36-A839-42AF-B363-C571E1C22A16@microsoft.com...

>

>> I am using VMware on a Dell desktop, which uses a Vista 64-bit

>> platform. I am trying to set up a guest system that uses XP (SP3). I

>> have done this successfully on another similarly-configured desktop.

>>

>> When I am using Windows Setup to install XP (it's an Upgrade version),

>> I receive the following message: "Setup cannot find a previous version

>> of Windows installed on your computer. Insert a Windows CD [pick one,

>> any one: from Windows 95 on]."

>>

>> Obviously, the XP software is attempting to ensure that a valid

>> Windows system pre-existed. When I insert any one of a number of

>> original Windows CDs (e.g., Windows 95, Windows 2000, etc.), I

>> nevertheless receive an error message, which states, "Setup could not

>> read the CD, or the CD is not a valid Windows CD."

>>

>> These are all valid CDs, and I have gone through this process, as

>> mentioned earlier, on another desktop. Why is XP not recognizing the

>> CDs installed this time around?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

>>

>> Gordon Biggar

>> Houston, Texas

>

>
 
Many thanks.



GB







"Bob I" wrote in message

news:#OWfunf9KHA.5808@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Works fine. Its the "upgrades" from "DOS windows" versions to "NT Windows"

> that carry along problematic baggage.

>

> Gordon Biggar wrote:

>

>> I was able to set up the guest system using an original XP Home Edition

>> CD that I have. If I use my Upgrade version of XP Professional (SP3),

>> can I install it over the Home Edition version? Or, is that somewhat

>> dicey?

>>

>> GB

>>

>>

>>

>> "Gordon Biggar" wrote in message

>> news:25244D36-A839-42AF-B363-C571E1C22A16@microsoft.com...

>>

>>> I am using VMware on a Dell desktop, which uses a Vista 64-bit platform.

>>> I am trying to set up a guest system that uses XP (SP3). I have done

>>> this successfully on another similarly-configured desktop.

>>>

>>> When I am using Windows Setup to install XP (it's an Upgrade version), I

>>> receive the following message: "Setup cannot find a previous version of

>>> Windows installed on your computer. Insert a Windows CD [pick one, any

>>> one: from Windows 95 on]."

>>>

>>> Obviously, the XP software is attempting to ensure that a valid Windows

>>> system pre-existed. When I insert any one of a number of original

>>> Windows CDs (e.g., Windows 95, Windows 2000, etc.), I nevertheless

>>> receive an error message, which states, "Setup could not read the CD, or

>>> the CD is not a valid Windows CD."

>>>

>>> These are all valid CDs, and I have gone through this process, as

>>> mentioned earlier, on another desktop. Why is XP not recognizing the

>>> CDs installed this time around?

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

>>>

>>> Gordon Biggar

>>> Houston, Texas

>>

>>

>
 
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