Re: Upgrading from Win98SE and I need some help.

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A contrary opinion here. I also do a lot of computer work. But unlike
with
previous versions of Windows, an upgrade to XP replaces almost everything,
and usually works very well.

My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much easier
than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and reinstall
cleanly if problems develop.

However, don't assume that doing an upgrade relieves you of the need to
backup your data, etc. before beginning. Before starting to upgrade, it's
always prudent to recognize that things like a sudden power loss can occur
in the middle of it and cause the loss of everything. For that reason you
should make sure you have backups and anything else you need to reinstall
if
the worst happens.



Considering the OP has just 128 megs of RAM I beleive it's now a moot point
:)

However...though yes...upgrades certainly can work just fine...I've had too
many go wrong
to bother with them now.
Even upgrades with minor problems took longer to sort out than just plain
doing a fresh install.

A fresh install takes about the same time as an upgrade...
but of course one does have to reinstall apps ...but
that's not much of a challenge.

Anyway I'm not really in favot of either an upgrade or a fresh install...
I'm a big advocate of keeping the old installtion
and installing the new OS on a 2nd partition and dual booting.

My success rate with that has been 100% @!


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