[Gettinbye]

Originally posted by RedFury

And don't tell me to format and do the full install, I'm not ready for that yet.

Guess that doesn't leave me anything to say
Okay, I'll say it anyway...the full version will ALWAYS be better than the upgrade version. If you're not ready to jump the 98 ship yet, try dual-boot for a bit. Actually, there are some (mostly older)programs that won't run on XP even with compatibility mode, so a dual-boot is not a bad way to go...
I'm assuming the regedit you tried was the one found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B315352
I have tried upgrading to XP from Millenium, and although I didn't have specific errors, I found the same situation (where not all of my installed programs worked). If you revert back to 98SE and uninstall all the programs that are not currently working, and re-install them after doing the upgrade again, you should be alright.
P.S.-would be simpler to do what you said you're not ready for...