Can't Upgrade Windows 98 to Windows XP

[Gangesh]

hi,
i have big problem,i can't install windows xp.when i am trying to upgarde windows 98 to windows xp the error mesage comes "Stop 0x0000000A irql_not_less_or_equal". Any recommendations and suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help!!!

[Calvin K]

This behavior can occur if there is incompatible hardware or an incompatible device driver on your computer.
The system/startup partition is formatted with the FAT32 file system.
The computer starts by using INT-13 extensions. (This is a partition larger than 7.8 GB with a System-ID type of 0C in the partition table).
Because of the cloning procedure, the Heads (sides) value in the FAT32 BIOS Parameter Block (BPB) does not match the geometry of the physical drive.

[jesse]

hi,
The Stop 0xA message might occur after installing a faulty device driver, system service, or firmware. If a Stop message lists a driver by name, disable, remove, or roll back the driver to correct the problem. Try to disable or remove drivers to resolves the issues, contact the manufacturer about a possible update. Using updated software is especially important for multimedia applications, antivirus scanners, and CD mastering tools.

[Solomon]

Remove any unnecessary hardware from the computer. Disconnect any Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices and printers, and remove the network adapter, sound card, serial adapters, and so on.If you continue to receive this error message, you may need to flash the BIOS on the computer's motherboard. Refer to the manufacturer of your computer or the Web site for the motherboard for information about how to do this.