Re: Downgrading From WindowsXP to WindowsME

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Bill Jackson wrote:
> I am currently running WindowsXP on a 233 MHz system. While it ran
> very slowly in the past, it was at least tolerable. However, lately
> the system has become so slow that it is "painful". It is so slow
> that sometime I think it has locked up.
>
> I am considering uninstalling WindowsXP and reinstalling WindowsME in
> order to improve the performance of this computer. Is this a viable
> solution? If so, are there any specific things I should do to insure
> that all my programs on that computer remain in tact? Do I simply
> uninstall WindowsXP using Add/Remove program, or is there some other
> procedure that should be followed? What is the proper way to go about
> what I want to do?
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

There is no way to downgrade from XP to ME short of doing a clean reinstall
of ME. There is no way you will be able to keep your filestructure intact.
This means you will lose all your programs and data, unless you back them up
before reinstalling ME.

This will entail repartitioning and formatting your HD to prepare it for
installation of ME and ME-compatible programs, devices, and device drivers.

I never would have tried installing XP on a 233mhz computer in the first
place. It would be an exercise in futility, as you have discovered.

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Donald L McDaniel
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