Re: win98 to winXP
- From: "peterk" <peterk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:16:10 -0600
this is what MS says you need.....bare minimum
Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Home Edition
. PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed
recommended; 233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD
K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
. 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum
supported; may limit performance and some features)
. 1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.*
. Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
. CD-ROM or DVD drive
. Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
What you really need to run quickly and smoothly is double that
especially the RAM..
I would not purchase an OEM version of XP I would buy a full retail
version unless you have the 98SE installation disk in which case an upgrade
version will do nicely.The upgrade version needs to see the installation CD
or a 98 installation on the hard drive.
Install that on the old machine and see how you like its
speed........When you are disatisfied and decide to buy a newer computer it
would be less troublesome to install on the new machine (after removing from
the old machine)
You have 30 days to activate before is stops functioning.....but even
with activation on the old you can still move it and activate it on the new
machine if you remove it from the old.The 2nd Activation will be most likely
a phone call one.
hope this helps...................peterk
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It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about
the problem
<williams12345@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1121311830.133340.175250@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am currently running 98SE with:
> 400mhz celeron
> 150mb memory
> 60gb disk
>
>
> I would like to upgrade to winXP. The reason is to
> increase security, and be able to run stuff I cannot
> run on 98SE. My current computer is plenty fast for me.
> And, I think my existing hardware may be adequately fast
> for winXP. A typical day for me would be to read news,
> read mail, search medical sites. No games, no mp3,
> occasionally flash player. So, I have very little
> demand on my computer resources. The following plan
> allows me to try out winXP on my existing computer
> to see if my hardware is adequate. If not, then
> it allows me to put that winXP on new hardware.
> Any comments?
>
>
> A. purchase winXP home edition OEM ($86 newegg.com)
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102151
> B. backup existing 98SE files.
> C. install winXP
> D. Try it out for 30 days, to see if my existing hardware
> is adequately fast (as I understand the XP licensing
> implementation, I have 30 days before needing to register).
> If it is adequate, then register it with MS.
> If memory seems to be a bottleneck, buy more memory
> and register. If my existing hardware is not sufficiently
> fast, then goto step E.
> E. Purchase/build a new system (probably 2-3Ghz celeron),
> and install winXP on it. If I get to this point,
> I have not registered the winXP. So, register it with
> this new hardware.
>
.
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