Re: Windows XP Pro update from Windows98
From: Art (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/28/04
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Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:36:20 -0700
Thank you very much Bruce... I think that you convinced me
to re-evaluate my plan...even to the point of getting a
new system...
Art
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> It might work, or it might not. Upgrading over a
problematic OS is
>risky at best. You're all too likely to worsen your
problems. Fix
>either Win98, or the hardware that may be causing the
problem, before
>proceeding. If you wish to proceed with WinXP, I'd
recommend that you
>format the hard drive and perform a clean installation,
after backing
>up your data.
>
> Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components
are capable
>of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at
the PC's
>manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows
Catalog:
>(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx)
Additionally, run
>Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any
incompatible
>hardware components or applications.
>
> You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to
ensure that
>there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the
machine's
>components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically
designed for
>Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold
and run fine
>with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more
stringent
>hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true
of many
>models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line
or HP's
>consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT
and Win2K
>before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or
substandard
>hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives)
that will
>still support Win9x.
>
>HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q316639
>
>Upgrading to Windows XP
>http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
>
>
>
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
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>
>"Art" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:13c9c01c44465$cf542380$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Presently my Windows 98 will not complete the full boot
to
>> the Desktop... Having tried to fix it in many ways, I
have
>> given up. Wondering, can I upgrade to Windows XP Pro
even
>> though there is a glitch in the Windows 98?
>>
>> If this is possible, what is the protocol?
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>
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