Re: Upgrade Time
From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/15/04
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Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:24:51 -0500
HiRobert,
You've received several responses in other groups, including one from me.
Please see if these help in your decisions. In the future, please do not
cross-post the same question to multiple groups. Those of us trying to help
monitor many of them, and answering the same question from the same person
excessively occupies what little time we have to devote to assisting others.
-- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org "Robert Stewart" <Canonman@triad.rr.com> wrote in message news:EQKXb.9276$eL2.910964@twister.southeast.rr.com... > Here is the situation. I have finally had it with Windows ME and I plan on > doing a fresh install using the Windows XP Pro Upgrade. I will also be > installing (2) 512MB DDR RAM modules from Crucial. Here are my questions. > > 1. I currently have 512MB SDRAM, should I remove this and install the new > memory (1GB DDR) before I do a fresh install of XP (I am aware that you > cannot mix the 2 memory types), or should I leave the current 512 SDRAM in > and replace it after the fresh install of XP? Windows ME has a limit of > 512MB, yet another reason I am dumping it for XP. > > 2. I also have a question about the file system. Here is my current setup. > I have 2 separate hard drives. The first is an 80GB that is broken up into > 3 separate partitions (C, D, and E). Of course, C is used for the OS and > programs. D is used for family downloads, pictures, songs, etc. E is used > to store my digital images, I am into photography, and MS Office files. The > second hard drive is the old 60GB drive that I had before I bought the 80GB > and it is also partitioned into 3 (F, G, and H) and is mainly used for > backup purposes. Both drives are using the FAT32 system that ME requires. > I would like to use the NTFS file system after I install XP Pro. The > information that came with the upgrade states that I can convert to NTFS at > any time. I had only planned on doing a reformat of the C drive partition > to do the upgrade, leaving D, E, F, G, and H alone and intact. Can I change > to the NTFS file system and still leave the other in FAT32 or do I have to > convert everything at once? Would it be a better idea to leave the file > system as FAT32 until after the upgrade and then change to NTFS? I have a > feeling that I am totally confused about how this is handled, so feel free > to set me straight. > > 3. I have had to do a fresh install of Windows ME 3 times in 3 years and I > always used the same startup floppy disk to run FDISK and FORMAT. Do I need > to have a new startup disk to reformat the C drive or can I just use the > same one that I was using with ME? If I do indeed need a new disk, where do > I get it? > > I am sure that I am not the only person out there that has performed a > similar upgrade and I would like to have some input from you before I start. > Any advise would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > -- > Robert Stewart > RWS Photography http://tinyurl.com/n3mx > > > >
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