Re: Installing XP- what all do I need know, beforehand?

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From: Julius (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 20:51:17 -0700

Follow up related question. I'm in a similar situation. I
had a qualified Win 98 system, but after a few failures,
opted to wipe the disk, format it and try installing XP
Home Edition. After the DOS portion, it reboots and hangs.
The bottom line reads, "Setup is starting windows". I
thought I did not have compatibility issues (400 Mhz
Celeron, 384 Mb RAM, 8 Gb disk) on an MSI motherboard with
an updated bios. Can someone help?

>-----Original Message-----
>You can install "XP Retail Upgrade" version if you have a
qualifying
>previous Windows version - W98, W98SE etc. Just make sure
that you have the
>original - or a bootable copy - of Windows98.
>XP Pro Academic edition sells for $99 (or so) on campus
if anyone in the
>family qualifies.
>Or course, you might want to check the hardware
compatibility issues of your
>son's PC.
>Michael
>
>"moons2all" <moons2all@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:AE0DAD6C-0325-43F1-9F98-5703B16978AA@microsoft.com...
>> Hi everyone,
>> First of all, I normally would just buy a new computer,
but I already have
>a new one with XP. Because, I have DSL I wanna hook up my
son's computer
>that has Windows 98 to my home network. My DSL service
can't decide if my
>son's computer will work or not. Their service says I
have to have Windows
>98 Second Edition on one help page, another says I can
have any type of
>computer on my network as long as the main computer is
greater than the
>Windows 98 Second Edition. They say I need to update my
son's computer to
>Windows Second Edition... of course you can't find that
anywhere, anymore.
>So that leaves me having to get XP. I see in the stores
all the time,
>WIndows XP Upgrade. Is this what I need ? Or is this the
wrong thing? All I
>want is the 2 computers to share the same DSL connection
using a direct
>connection to the router... no wireless connections.
>> And I'd like to do it cheaply... without any problems.
Can you even
>upgrade a Windows 98 to Windows XP thats 4 years old? Is
it even worth it?
>And can I do the installing myself easily? Thanks for
help....
>
>
>.
>

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