If you acquired an "OEM version" of Windows XP, then you
would not see an option to upgrade over Windows 98. Only a
"retail version" of Windows XP has the upgrade capability.
OEM versions are designed to only install on a reformatted drive.
You can browse your Windows 98 partition and copy
program shortcuts to your Windows XP installation,
but eventually you should perform a "clean install" of
Windows XP to ensure system stability.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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| Actually, XP installed to a *different* partition (same
| hard drive, different drive letter). I used the "export
| settings" feature to get my Outlook settings etc.
| recognised, but XP still doesn't recognise the programs
| installed on either partition (C: or D
. I chose "new
| installation" because upgrade was not offered--in fact, at
| some point the XP disc's compatibility wizard told me that
| 98 was not upgradable to XP, which seemed a bit absurd.
|
| Is there no means to get XP to recognise already-installed
| programs? I am at a place of business wherein time is
| key, and re-installing and re-configuring every program
| would be very inconvenient and costly.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Since you apparently selected "New Installation", you now
| have
| >Windows XP installed on the same partition as your Windows
| >98 installation. This is not desirable since having two
| operating
| >systems installed on the same partition will lead to
| instability
| >problems. It would be best if you backed-up your
| critical files
| >and performed a "clean install" of Windows XP.
| Afterward, you'll
| >need to reinstall your programs and backed-up data files.
| >
| >The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools
| necessary
| >to partition and format your drive. Follow this
| procedure and allow
| >Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
| >
| >NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your
| peripheral hardware
| > devices, except for you mouse and keyboard,
| before installing XP.
| >
| >1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first
| bootable device.
| >
| > ===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
| > ===>
|
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
| >
| >2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and
| reboot your computer.
| >3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow
| the instructions.
| >4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to
| delete the existing
| > Windows partitions, then create a new partition,
| then format the primary
| > partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install
| Windows XP.
| >
| >5. Clean Install Windows XP
| >
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
| >
| > [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
| >
| >6. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows
| Update website
| > and download the available "Critical Updates".
| >
| >7. After installing the critical updates, be sure and
| visit the support website
| > of the manufacturer of the computer to download
| and install any
| > available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as
| video adapter
| > and audio drivers.
| >
| >--
| >Carey Frisch
| >Microsoft MVP
| >Windows XP - Shell/User
| >
| >Be Smart! Protect your PC!
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
| >
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| >
| > | >
| >| I just installed Windows XP Pro to a computer that was
| >| running Windows 98. None of the installed programs was
| >| recognised, and I think it may be because XP got
| installed
| >| to a different partition on the hard drive than where
| 98
| >| was. However, it won't let me uninstall XP to try and
| >| start over.
| >|
| >| Thanks
| >.
| >