Can I change from WinMe to WinXP?

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Can I change my O/S with out too much problem. Or will I need to start all
over with a disk format? If I can load over my current O/S, what can I
expect in respects to how my loaded programs will respond? Thanks
 
Yankton said:
Can I change my O/S with out too much problem. Or will I need to
start all over with a disk format? If I can load over my current
O/S, what can I expect in respects to how my loaded programs will
respond? Thanks
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Hello,
Download the upgrade advisor on your current system, and run this utility from MS.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp

See if you can get it to scan on your software programs and hardware.
 
Greetings --

WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating
system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and
translating as many personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and normally is, quite painless. That said, things
can go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your data is at all
important to you, back it up before proceeding.

Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are capable
of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.

You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and *hard drives*) that will
still support Win9x.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639

Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm


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