Re: Upgrade from ME to XP....
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 04/11/04
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Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:16:01 -0600
Greetings --
It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the
Upgrade CD, provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier
OS.
Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
"Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.
Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.
Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are capable
of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.
You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.
HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639
Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
Bruce Chambers
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "John Soberay" <jmsobes@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:1b50c01c41fe1$08e981c0$a101280a@phx.gbl... > I'm looking to upgrade from ME to XP real soon, and i have > a question for everyone... > > My computer is acting strange (locks up constantly, acts > as stable as Ozzy Osbourne after a weekend bender at > Starbucks, etc...) and i've been told that ME is no good, > is evil, etc. ...So i'd rather format the hard drive, and > completely forget about ME, and use the ME disks as coffee > cup coasters etc. > > If i do this (format drive), does it mean i have to buy > the full XP package? Or can i save $99 and only buy the > upgrade? I'm really weary of ME (several bad crashes) and > would rather get rid of it all together. Saving the money > would be nice, but if i have to, i'll buy the full package. > > thanks! :) > john
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