Error Message: When upgrading from
Windows 98/98SE/WinMe/NT to WinXP
Professional, the following error message
appears:
“Setup cannot upgrade your current
installation to Windows XP. Your copy
of Windows XP does not support upgrading
from an evaluation copy of
Windows. Setup cannot continue.”
Translation: The problem here is your
WinXP Pro installation CD may only be
designed to upgrade an OEM (original equipment
manufacturer) version of Windows 2000.
In other words, you have the wrong type of
WinXP installation CD for the type of upgrade
you’re trying to do.
Solution: Contact the OEM or reseller
where you purchased the CD and obtain a
valid WinXP Pro upgrade CD-ROM.