Re: Upgradeing from 98SE to XP
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:39:59 -0700
sharonf wrote:
A few months ago I tried upgrading from Windows 98Se to XP but did it
over XP and had lots of problems. After a lot of work I finally
reverted back to 98 and got everything working right again. Now I
want to try a clean install of XP but am a little afraid of not being
able to revert back to 98 if something goes wrong again.
That's correct. If you do a clean installation, you will not be able to go
back to 98, short of clean installing it again.
I already
ran the Upgrade adviser and have downloaded the new drivers that I
will need. I'm wondering if I should update my bios first but I don't
have a clue how to do that.
No, do not do that--not unless you are aware of a problem that the BIOS
upgrade is known to fix. Although a BIOS upgrade normally goes well, it is
not without danger. If something goes wrong while the upgrade is an progress
(for example, a lapse in power) you can be left with no BIOS at all, and an
unbootable computer.
Can anyone give me any suggestions as to
the most trouble free method of doing a clean install?
It's not really a matter of "the most trouble free method." There's
essentially only one way to do it. Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change
the BIOS boot order if necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts
for a clean installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when
prompted, then create a new one).
You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
or here http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm
or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup
.
- Follow-Ups:
- Re: Upgradeing from 98SE to XP
- From: sharonf
- Re: Upgradeing from 98SE to XP
- References:
- Upgradeing from 98SE to XP
- From: sharonf
- Upgradeing from 98SE to XP
- Prev by Date: Re: About Microsoft Update
- Next by Date: Re: Partitioning RAID 1 array
- Previous by thread: Re: Upgradeing from 98SE to XP
- Next by thread: Re: Upgradeing from 98SE to XP
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
