Re: WINXP upgrade form WIN 98 SE

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From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 11/06/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:56:27 -0800

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"FACE" <AFaceintheCrowd@today.net> wrote in message 
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> Thank you for your input on this matter.  -- FACE
>
> On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:49:10 -0800, "Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)"
> <user@#notme.com> wrote:
>
>>While should certainly back up the things that are important to you before
>>any upgrade, if you car going to upgrade to Windows XP over your present
>>98SE setup, it is going to move folders and otherwise change the pointers
>>you have created as by default, such items are in different places on the 
>>XP
>>setup.  XP installs creating various user accounts and folders.  Your
>>current favorites, for example will be moved to your user name folder 
>>under
>>Documents and Settings under the C drive.
>>
>>There is nothing you can do to change that ahead of time as these folder
>>designations are part of the default setup under XP.  You may need to
>>restore your OE information as that may not go where you expect.  Please 
>>see
>>the following Knowledge Base Article for information about backing up and
>>restoring your data in Outlook Express:
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;270670
>

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