AE6 upgrade to XP problem

[Horsepower]

Trying to upgrade from 98SE to XP home on an Abit AE6. Stops at HPT-360 366 controller. Updated the mobo bios to most current. We really do not want to wipe the drive and install from scratch. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[sivart]

Backup data, wipe the drive and start from scratch.

I attempted the upgrade you are trying once, had to uninstall and re-install 90% of the programs after the upgrade and then it still wasn't stable. Ended up wiping the hard drive and starting from scratch which resulted in a clean stable install, plus the benefits of the NTFS file system.