Did the Win XP install get done as an upgrade, or as a new installation?
Doing a new install is the best way, but all of the application software
will need to be reinstalled. This is because XP does not have a record of
the application in its registry.

Installing as an upgrade usually imports the installed software information,
but it also often compromises the overall XP installation. It is then not as
stable as it would be with at clean install.

Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> My son in law put Windows xp pro over his windows 98 SE and
> now he can't get any of his programs to run that were on the
> pc before he installed Windows XP Pro.  We looked on the C:\
> drive and they are all there but we just can't run them.
> Help, we have some very important files in there!!!!  Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Carol

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