Re: Upgrade Time

From: Robert Stewart (Canonman_at_triad.rr.com)
Date: 02/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 16:16:50 GMT

Thanks for all of the help everyone. 

-- 
Robert Stewart
RWS Photography  http://tinyurl.com/n3mx
"Robert Stewart" <Canonman@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:JOKXb.9271$eL2.910938@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> Here is the situation.  I have finally had it with Windows ME and I plan
on
> doing a fresh install using the Windows XP Pro Upgrade.  I will also be
> installing (2) 512MB DDR RAM modules from Crucial.  Here are my questions.
>
> 1.  I currently have 512MB SDRAM, should I remove this and install the new
> memory (1GB DDR) before I do a fresh install of XP (I am aware that you
> cannot mix the 2 memory types), or should I leave the current 512 SDRAM in
> and replace it after the fresh install of XP?  Windows ME has a limit of
> 512MB, yet another reason I am dumping it for XP.
>
> 2.  I also have a question about the file system.  Here is my current
setup.
> I have 2 separate hard drives.  The first is an 80GB that is broken up
into
> 3 separate partitions (C, D, and E).  Of course, C is used for the OS and
> programs.  D is used for family downloads, pictures, songs, etc.  E is
used
> to store my digital images, I am into photography, and MS Office files.
The
> second hard drive is the old 60GB drive that I had before I bought the
80GB
> and it is also partitioned into 3 (F, G, and H) and is mainly used for
> backup purposes.  Both drives are using the FAT32 system that ME requires.
> I would like to use the NTFS file system after I install XP Pro.  The
> information that came with the upgrade states that I can convert to NTFS
at
> any time.  I had only planned on doing a reformat of the C drive partition
> to do the upgrade, leaving D, E, F, G, and H alone and intact.  Can I
change
> to the NTFS file system and still leave the other in FAT32 or do I have to
> convert everything at once?  Would it be a better idea to leave the file
> system as FAT32 until after the upgrade and then change to NTFS?  I have a
> feeling that I am totally confused about how this is handled, so feel free
> to set me straight.
>
> 3.  I have had to do a fresh install of Windows ME 3 times in 3 years and
I
> always used the same startup floppy disk to run FDISK and FORMAT.  Do I
need
> to have a new startup disk to reformat the C drive or can I just use the
> same one that I was using with ME?  If I do indeed need a new disk, where
do
> I get it?
>
> I am sure that I am not the only person out there that has performed a
> similar upgrade and I would like to have some input from you before I
start.
> Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Robert Stewart
> RWS Photography  http://tinyurl.com/n3mx
>
>
>
>

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