Re: Upgrading to XP w/SP2 from 98SE, via boot of CD
- From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:19:56 -0400
"gcmom7" <u42153@uwe> wrote in message news:8139802161f71@xxxxxx
Nepatsfan wrote:
I am trying to upgrade to XP w/SP2 from 98SE, via boot of CD. The XP Setup[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
doesn't recognize a previous Windows OS on my comp, so it asked me to insert
confirmation to this question of mine.
LOL~ Thanks for your help and prompt replies. :-) Appreciate it.
If you're aim in upgrading is to preserve your installed applications and
data,
you're going about this the wrong way. You should start the upgrade from
within
Windows 98. With Windows 98 running, put the CD in the drive. If it doesn't
autoplay, go into My Computer, open your CD drive, and click on setup.exe.
This
should launch the installation process. You want to select the Upgrade option
when asked.
By booting from the CD you'll end up with a fresh installation of XP, but
you'll
then have to reinstall all your programs and restore your data. This isn't a
bad
approach, but first make sure you've backed up all your important files.
Here are some web sites you may find helpful.
How to prepare to upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316639
Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
Good luck
Nepatsfan
Another problem with trying to get support at microsoft.com is that nearly
every link that is supposed to take you to info about upgrading to XP
eventually gets you to some page that tells you that Microsoft doesn't
support or recognize 98SE. Well, duhhhhh, ....that's why I'm trying to
upgrade to XP. (and apparently I'm running late in the stage to do so with
support from them)
I even downloaded the XP Upgrade Advisor by itself from their website. (they
actually did have this part).
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/advisor.mspx However, once
I downloaded and started it, it wouldn't connect to the Microsoft Support
site,.......mainly, I do believe, because their site no longer recognizes
98SE. Arrggh~ And, I can't seem to find a place on their website to reach
someone to 'talk to' in an online window.(like I did when I first ordered the
system last year.) Note: I didn't put the system on the comp then,
because I had several high school students and a college student who had
reports and such on there, and I didn't want to take the chance on losing
them at the time. However, it has become pertinent to upgrading to XP now, at
least, so that a particular online class program can be reached via our comp.
Any more suggestions?? I may have to end up seeing if I can exchange the XP
Upgrade CD for a Vista, I guess. Hmmm...don't know if they'll let me do that,
though.
Bottom line is this: I need to know if I will actually be able to upgrade
my system to XP, from my 98SE, with my XP w/SP2 Upgrade(only, I think. That's
what it states on the CD, anyway.) CD, via a boot from the CD itself, will I
definitely lose all programs and current settings. ???
Let's get the easy stuff out of the way first. You can forget about putting
Vista on your computer. As currently configured, your system doesn't meet the
minimum requirements to install any version of Vista.
Next, as Jim pointed out in his post, while your system meets the minimum
requirements to run XP, it's not going to set any records for speed. Sluggish
would be how I'd describe the performance you can expect. You may not want to
here this, but your system is at the borderline of where I'd consider installing
Windows XP. Even then, I'd do a clean install of XP. It's a lot of work since it
means reinstalling all your programs and restoring your backed up data, but it
will pay off in the long run. Also, it's my opinion that putting any money into
this system by upgrading components would be a waste. You could spend half of
what a new system would cost and achieve a minimal boost in performance.
Now, back to your current problem. Since your XP Upgrade CD is a retail product,
you should be able to get no-charge support from Microsoft for any installation
questions. I can't speak from first hand experience since I've never had the
need to contact them, but you might want to give it a shot. Take a look at this
web site for more info.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Help and Support
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=3219&gprid=37013
That said, I tried to recreate the problems you ran into during your attempts at
upgrading Windows 98 to Windows XP. First, I installed Windows 98 along with a
few programs on my test system. Once I had Windows 98 configured properly, I put
an XP Home Edition upgrade CD in the drive and started the upgrade process. On
my first attempt, I ran into the same problem you did with Dynamic Update. It
reported back that it couldn't contact the Microsoft server. When I chose to
skip this step, the update continued. I shut down the update process and ran it
a second time. This time the Dynamic Update process went along as expected. You
might want to try running the update from within Windows 98 a number of times to
see if you can get past the Dynamic Update problem. If it keeps failing, try
shutting down your antivirus program and disconnecting from the internet.
Next, I restarted the computer and booted from the XP upgrade CD to confirm that
it would result in a clean installation of XP. I chose to use the existing
C:\Windows folder. As expected, the programs that were installed under Windows
98 were no longer available from the Start menu in XP. They were still on the
hard drive in the Program Files folder, but would not run.
The bottom line is that if you boot from the CD and install XP, you will not
have access to your old programs and data files such as your email messages. If
you can't get the upgrade to run from Windows 98, your only option may be to
back up your files and perform a clean installation of XP.
Good luck
Nepatsfan
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