Here is the web site for the compatibility test for switching from Win98
to WinXP.
Diane Kroeckel
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;winxpstart&produc
t=winxp
On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 07:24:41 -0600 Dean Kiley <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Tina,
>
> There are minimum system requirements (RAM, processor, and disk
> space) for
> all the proposals you have outlined. Generally, all the OS's you
> mentioned
> can be upgraded to the next version of windows, but that is provided
> you are
> upgrading from an OEM disk and not a recovery set. There are also
> some
> driver issues that would need to be addressed, but most XP updated
> hardware
> drivers are available from recourses like drivers.com or the
> hardware
> manufacturer website.
>
> There is a compatibility test that can be accessed from the M$
> website that
> will test your system and provide you with a complete listing of
> problems
> that you may run into upon installing XP to your system. (Sorry,
> don't have
> time to look it up for you at the moment, but a Google search should
> find it
> for you)
>
> Installing memory on any system is VERY easy, and is explained in
> detail at
> www.crucial.com and if you use their wizard, you should be able to
> find the
> minimum and maximum RAM for your system. Also, your system can
> easily be
> identified by installing the Belarc Advisor, which you will find a
> link for
> on Crucial's website.
>
> HTH a bit...
>
> Dean Kiley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list Subject:
> [PCSOFT]
> upgrade windows98 to windowsxp
>
> Hi,
> I have a windows98 computer that I gave to my parents when I got a
> windowsxp. My Dad wants to upgrade to windowsxp. Can this be done
> by just
> installing the windowsxp purchased from any computer software store?
> I also
> have an old windows95 unit. My kids have a lot of games that use
> windows98.
> Can we install 98 on the windows95 unit and windowsxp on the
> windows98 unit?
> Do we need to get more RAM or a different hard drive?
> The windows98 unit runs 2nd edition on a Pavilion PentiumII
> processor with
> of RAM 54% Free space.
> I know I need to run scandisk and defrag on the old unit and I need
> to
> backup the system. (HOW do I do that?) I also need to get all
> windows98
> updates and put on the old hard drive(I didn't keep it up very
> good.) I had
> instructions to do this but can't find them so I would appreciate it
> if
> someone could walk me through bringing up the updates and
> downloading and
> saving them to floppy and/or cd.
> If we need more memory how do we go about getting and installing
> it?
> Thanks for your time and efforts ,
> Tina Foskey
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