Re: xp upgrade

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 05/19/04


Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 16:19:34 -0700

Even before installing clean, the user should return to his previous setup
and run the upgrade advisor as Phil suggests as the user may have hardware
or software that might cause a problem that will prevent XP from installing
or causes instability thereafter.

They can do this as follows:
At the ME desktop, place the XP CD in the drive, when the setup screen
appears, select "Check system compatibility."

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
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"MeSnowStalker" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:f41d01c43dbc$3274d500$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Your best bet is not to upgrade at all. Do a clean
> install as some of ME's files will be left and cause
> prolems someday. At least this has been my experience. MS
> should have done a recall on ME as it is probably the
> worst piece of programing ever written.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>i am trying to upgrade from ME to xp home. i get error
>>message: Library Load Failure err 1157 485 during system
>>examination stage. any ideas please?
>>.
>> 


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