Re: Upgrade from ME ==> XP
From: Richard Urban (richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/08/05
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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:58:37 -0500
Whether you do an upgrade from Windows ME or a clean install - you will NEED
the Windows XP M/B drivers to get full functionality from the motherboard.
In fact, without them you way well get data corruption because you will not
be using the optimized I.D.E. drivers for your system. You will also need
the video drivers and sound drivers for your hardware.
This is especially prevalent with the NVIDIA class boards!
-- Regards, Richard Urban aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) If you knew as much as you thought you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message news:eQ6Os8Q9EHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > Use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard on the XP cd to save your files > and settings in case something goes wrong with the upgrade. I have seen > some comments about problems with upgrading over ME. Don't do a clean > install unless you are sure you have a handle on the motherboard drivers > your computer uses, especially with a laptop. > > -- > Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] > "Q" <Q@anon.com> wrote in message > news:z9ADd.11947$_X7.11423@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com... >>I want to upgrade to XP. Will XP require me to format and wipe out my C >> drive? Will I have to reinstall everything? (My ME machine is rather new, >> so >> it's got the fast hardware needed for XP.) Or can it install itself >> without >> requiring a reinstallation of everything? >> Thanks. >> >> > >
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