Re: Upgrading to Windows XP

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From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 15:55:39 -0600

Gary Anderson wrote:
> I an currently using Windows ME. The Microsoft web site
> says I can upgrade to Windows XP Home Edition for free.
> Could someone send me the link to the web page I need to
> download the upgrade. Could you please send it to
> Anderson42@aol.com. Thank-you.

There's no such web page. WinXP Home is _not_ free.

1) Go to store/shop that sells computer software.

2) Purchase WinXP Upgrade.

3) Return home.

4) Insert installation CD in PC's CD drive and follow the on-screen
prompts and instructions to install application and desired additional
features.

    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 

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