Re: Upgrading from 98SE

Bruce is correct, going into much detail, leaving you the choice
to decide if this is right for you...

Bruce is correct and also tactful, I'll tell you outright,
an XP upgrade on this machine will suck. IMHO

Richard


"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eA%23GjhywGHA.3364@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Terri Williams wrote:
I have the Win98SE upgrade CD, upgraded from Win95. Will the WinXP
Upgrade
work for me? I have a Pentium II 450 MHz with 256 Meg Ram. TIA



Theoretically, yes, the WinXP Upgrade would work for you, at least
licensing-wise.

"Glacial" is the term that comes to my mind, I'm afraid, based on the
specifications you've provided. If you turn off all of WinXP GUI
eye-candy, it will still be very slow, but it might usable for simple word
processing, email, web-browsing, etc. It won't be any good for
graphics-intensive applications, and most newer games. (During the public
preview period, I tested WinXP on a 500 MHz machine with 256 Mb of RAM,
and it was much slower than I like.) Of course, "adequate performance" is
a subjective standard. Performance that I would find wholly inadequate
might seem just fine for you. (Or vice-versa.)

1) Right-click the Task Bar > Properties > Start Menu, ensure
"Classic Start menu" is selected.

2) Right-click an empty spot on the Desktop > Properties > Themes >
select "Windows Classic."

3) Right-click My Computer > Properties > Performance > Settings >
Visual Effects, ensure "Adjust for best performance" is selected.

However, with a PC this old, it's essential to make sure it's
components are WinXP-compatible _before_ proceeding. Have you ensured
that all the PC's components are capable of supporting WinXP? This
information will be found at each of the PC's component's manufacturer's
web sites, and on Microsoft's Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx). Computer components
designed for use with Win9x/Me very often fail to meet WinXP's much more
stringent hardware quality requirements.

Can you obtain OS-specific device drivers for your PC's components,
and any necessary motherboard BIOS updates? Additionally, you can
download and run Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any
incompatible hardware components.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp


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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