Re: Cloning Old Win 98 Computer to a New Xp
From: CKD (truteck_at_eudoramail.com)
Date: 10/31/04
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Date: 31 Oct 2004 03:56:16 -0800
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Truteck
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"Bob Harris" <rharris270[SPAM]@hotmail.com
> wrote in message news:<e0yhVknvEHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> With Win 98 you can proabbaly just move the hard drive to a new PC
as the > "master" disk on the first disk controller, and there is a
good chance that > it will work. Or, you could replace the
motherboard in the old PC, which is > almost the same as getting a new
PC (bigger/faster everything, except the > disk you are keeping). You
could also add a second disk (a "slave") to the > new PC or new
motherboard, if you need more space.
> > If you choose to upgrade the old to XP, there are several
potential > problems: (1) The hardware may not be 100% compatible
with XP. Note that > Microsoft offer a free upgrad advisor that will
scan your PC for potential > incompatibilities with XP, and suggest
how to fix them. (2) Even if it > meets the minimum requirements for
XP, everything will run slower under XP > than under 98. (3) Some of
the programs may not be compatible with XP. > Patches/updates may or
may not be available. You need to check with the > vendor of each
program to determine XP compatibility. I had problems with >
antivirus software and CD-writing software and Outlook 97. I fixed
those > problems by buying a new version of Norton Antivirus, a new
version of Easy > CD Creator, and using the free Outlook Express that
comes with XP.
> > If you choose to move the disk under 98, then upgrade the new PC to XP there > are the same problems, except for the hardware.
> > Note that XP runs better on any PC if it has more RAM. It will
work with > 128 Meg, barely, but 256 Meg is much better, and 512 Meg
is better yet. > Beyond that I have noticed little difference, except
for a digital image > editting program I have, which needs 1 Gig of
RAM to run well. If you stick > with the old PC, add RAM, up to its
motherboard limit, before upgrading to > XP. Note that some old
motherboards can only handle 256 to 512 Meg. Check > before you invest
in RAM. If you get a new PC or new motherboard, get at > least 512
Meg of RAM, preferrably more.
> > If you choose to upgrade the old PC to XP, then move the disk to a
new PC, > you will need to do a "repair" installation of XP to
accomodate the hardware > changes. For this you will need a retail XP
CD, not an OEM CD. So, if you > are buying a copy of XP, get the
retail upgrade version, but be sure that > you have a 98 CD available,
in case it asks for proof of a previous > qualifying operating system.
Note that "repair" installations sometimes > fail, and then you have
to do a clean install, which starts with formatting > the hard drive.
So, have a good backup (disk image) in case something goes > wrong. I
recommend Acronis True Image for this, but Norton GHOST is also a >
good choice.
> > Overall, I would suggest that you buy a new version of the
construction > program and do a "clean install" of XP on a new PC. As
for the data on the > old PC, that can be trasnferred to the new PC in
many ways, including > floppies, ZIP, CD, USB external drive, disk
image mounted as if it were a > hard drive (via GHOST or True Image),
parallel port connect with associated > software, or mounting the old
drive as a "slave" within the new PC.
> > "CKD" <truteck@eudoramail.com
> wrote in message > news:c1d750e4.0410300056.7098ac88@posting.google.com...
> > The small buisness i work for has an old 1999 Dell Computer using
> > Windows 98SE OS. We are going to buy a New computer using XP OS but we
> > can not lose the special construction programs & data that is on our
> > old machine. We have found about half of the special programs &
> > utilities (hard copies) that run on the Win_98se machine. >Is there a
> > way to save & utilize the contents of the old Dell machine into a new
> > computer running Windows XP? >If we installed Windows 98 OS on the
> > new machine would we be able to use the hard drive of the old machine?
> > >I'm willing to buy software, hardware, or both in order to save our
> old computer's programs & data. I need advise & detailed instructions.
> > >Hopefully i came to the correct newsgroup for help.
Truteck
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