Re: Will A WindowsXP Upgrade Repair Win98 Problems

Jim Lang <> wrote:

Windows 98 (2nd edition) has recently started crashing with VxD
problems, and nothing (including reinstalling my video driver, using
diagnostic startup, etc) has fixed the problem.

If I upgrade to XP will that just install itself over my existing
problems, or will it repair them when installs its own files.

Thanks very much for any advice.


"Malke" <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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No, installing XP on a failing computer would be foolish. Either do a
clean install of Windows 98 on this machine or give it a burial with
honors and replace it.

Malke
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


Jim:
Malke is making an assumption that you're dealing with a failing PC
(hardware-wise). That may well be a valid assumption and to the extent that
it is I would agree that an XP upgrade would be a useless endeavor.

But on the other hand...

VxD error messages in the Win9x/Me environment can arise from a whole host
of reasons - both software & hardware. Misconfiguration of components,
conflicting device drivers, defective equipment, software conflicts - the
list goes on & on. In our experience we frequently found that a
reinstallation of the OS was all that was necessary to correct the problem
(even when we couldn't track down the precise cause of the problem).

So if you are unable to resolve the problem within your current OS and and
assuming your basic hardware has the "horsepower" to run XP, i..e, processor
power, sufficient RAM, etc. - which you can check out - I'm wondering
whether it might be worthwhile to at least try to "upgrade" your system to
XP and hopefully resolve the problem that way.

If you decide to go that route, it would be prudent (I would even say
essential) to backup whatever files are important to you before undertaking
the XP upgrade process. There's no guarantee that data won't be lost as a
result of doing this. And a strong possibility that you might have to
reinstall programs even if the upgrade is successful. Best of all would be
for you to use a disk imaging program to create a clone of your HDD before
undertaking the upgrade.
Anna


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