Re: Windows XP Upgrade Disk

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SandyO wrote:

> I purchased Win XP upgrade 2 years ago for a desktop pc that no longer
> works. I would like to use the upgrade on my Win98SE laptop. Can I do
> this? I know I will have to register the XP so how will this work. How
> do I let Mic know what I am doing.
> Thanks
> SandyO

If this is a retail copy of the upgrade, you'll have no problem. You
would simply do the upgrade and activate Windows over the Internet. If
the Internet activation didn't work, you'll get a phone number to call
and you'll be able to activate that way. It isn't onerous.

However, I must caution you to do your homework about the laptop's
capabilities first. Laptops have very proprietary hardware and software
from the laptop mftr. You should go to the laptop mftr.'s tech support
site and see if there are drivers and software for XP for your specific
laptop model. If there are none, then just forget about upgrading to
XP.

Also, examine your laptop's hardware specifications carefully. There is
a good chance that a laptop that happily ran Win98 will not be powerful
enough for XP. Although XP can be run on older, slower machines, my
personal cutoff point would be a PIII 600. If the hard drive is smaller
than 6GB, this isn't going to be a good choice, and XP needs at least
256MB of memory (RAM) to work well; 512MB is preferable.

You can run the XP Upgrade Advisor which is on the XP cd, or download it
from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp

Malke
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MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
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