Re: Switching to XP from 98 FE
- From: Dave C <DaveC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:52:01 -0700
See my email. It's not an upgrade from 98 FE.
"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
Dave C wrote:.
I am swopping over from Windows 98 first edition to XP Home Edition. This
will mean starting from the start with a blank hard drive, I believe.
Not necessarily, although that is certainly an option. WinXP is
designed to install and upgrade the existing operating system while
simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and translating as
many personalized settings as possible. The process is designed to be,
and normally is, quite painless. That said, things can go wrong, in a
small number of cases. If your data is at all important to you, back it
up before proceeding.
What
are the steps I take before inserting the XP Home Edition disc in the CD
drive?
Have you verified that all of 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)
You should also take a few minutes to ensure that there are
WinXP-specific 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 early
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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