Install Windows XP

[Josh]

I have Windows 98 on my PC and a lot of garbage.
The laptop used to be long to a friend of mine who had his
office install some stuff. Now there are firewalls and
lots of useless programs on it that i owuld like to get
rid of.
If I buy the Windows XP upgrade software (and save the few
files I intend to keep), and reinstall, will this take
care of everything for me?
Will I lose all programs, including Office?

 

[Jose Francisco]

Greetings,

Try reading the following webpage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/default.mspx

Thanks and best of luck!

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Upgrading can take nearly as long to accomplish as a clean install. It might
be in your best interests to run a clean install instead. However upgrades
can be very successful when done correctly. If you want to upgrade over the
current Windows 98 setup but want to be rid of programs that you don't wish
to keep and still retain others then you will need to first uninstall all
the apps that you don't want migrated into your XP upgrade. This can be a
very time consuming but you should be able to do a reasonable job through
the Control Panel->Add and Remove Programs. Once you have the system cleaned
up you should run a thorough Disk Cleanup, empty Temporary Files, empty the
Recycle Bin and then defrag.

Because some apps that run under Windows 98 won't run under XP until they
are reinstalled you should remove those first. This includes antivirus
software, CD writing software and disk management programs like Norton
Utilities, System Mechanic, GoBack and the like. You should also undo any
tweaks made with tweaking programs. Uninstall Tweakui before upgrading. Not
uninstalling these before upgrading can be a major mistake.

Run the Windows XP Upgrade by inserting the CD after you've booted to a
working Windows 98 Desktop. when the XP CD runs select
Install->Upgrade[recommended] Then run the Upgrade advisor, read and heed
the report it generates. If it tells you to uninstall software you must do
so. Drivers for modems, scanners and other peripherals might need their
Windows XP or Windows 2000 versions to work with XP. Once all the above has
been done you can run the Upgrade. Often it is very successful and you will
end up with a decent upgrade. You will need to turn on XPs firewall
immediately, then reinstall your Antivirus software and then install the XP
drivers for hardware as required. Finally you can visit the Windows Update
Site for Critical Updates.

It might be necessary to reinstall Office after the upgrade so be aware of
that and have the Office CDs available

 

[Guest]

What do I do if I didn't know to run FAST and installed XP over ME. So far this has been a disaster. I can search around and find the lost files (programs,etc,) but XP doesn't "see" them and I can't figure out how to run them. What do I do?

Doglover.

Upgrading can take nearly as long to accomplish as a clean install. It might
be in your best interests to run a clean install instead. However upgrades
can be very successful when done correctly. If you want to upgrade over the
current Windows 98 setup but want to be rid of programs that you don't wish
to keep and still retain others then you will need to first uninstall all
the apps that you don't want migrated into your XP upgrade. This can be a
very time consuming but you should be able to do a reasonable job through
the Control Panel->Add and Remove Programs. Once you have the system cleaned
up you should run a thorough Disk Cleanup, empty Temporary Files, empty the
Recycle Bin and then defrag.

Because some apps that run under Windows 98 won't run under XP until they
are reinstalled you should remove those first. This includes antivirus
software, CD writing software and disk management programs like Norton
Utilities, System Mechanic, GoBack and the like. You should also undo any
tweaks made with tweaking programs. Uninstall Tweakui before upgrading. Not
uninstalling these before upgrading can be a major mistake.

Run the Windows XP Upgrade by inserting the CD after you've booted to a
working Windows 98 Desktop. when the XP CD runs select
Install->Upgrade[recommended] Then run the Upgrade advisor, read and heed
the report it generates. If it tells you to uninstall software you must do
so. Drivers for modems, scanners and other peripherals might need their
Windows XP or Windows 2000 versions to work with XP. Once all the above has
been done you can run the Upgrade. Often it is very successful and you will
end up with a decent upgrade. You will need to turn on XPs firewall
immediately, then reinstall your Antivirus software and then install the XP
drivers for hardware as required. Finally you can visit the Windows Update
Site for Critical Updates.

It might be necessary to reinstall Office after the upgrade so be aware of
that and have the Office CDs available

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have Windows 98 on my PC and a lot of garbage.
The laptop used to be long to a friend of mine who had his
office install some stuff. Now there are firewalls and
lots of useless programs on it that i owuld like to get
rid of.
If I buy the Windows XP upgrade software (and save the few
files I intend to keep), and reinstall, will this take
care of everything for me?
Will I lose all programs, including Office?

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Kelly T. MS MVP posted this reply to a similar question a while back. Check
out what she had to say
http://tinyurl.com/66pet


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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

What do I do if I didn't know to run FAST and installed XP over ME. So far

this has been a disaster. I can search around and find the lost files
(programs,etc,) but XP doesn't "see" them and I can't figure out how to run
them. What do I do?

Doglover.

Upgrading can take nearly as long to accomplish as a clean install. It might
be in your best interests to run a clean install instead. However upgrades
can be very successful when done correctly. If you want to upgrade over the
current Windows 98 setup but want to be rid of programs that you don't wish
to keep and still retain others then you will need to first uninstall all
the apps that you don't want migrated into your XP upgrade. This can be a
very time consuming but you should be able to do a reasonable job through
the Control Panel->Add and Remove Programs. Once you have the system cleaned
up you should run a thorough Disk Cleanup, empty Temporary Files, empty the
Recycle Bin and then defrag.

Because some apps that run under Windows 98 won't run under XP until they
are reinstalled you should remove those first. This includes antivirus
software, CD writing software and disk management programs like Norton
Utilities, System Mechanic, GoBack and the like. You should also undo any
tweaks made with tweaking programs. Uninstall Tweakui before upgrading. Not
uninstalling these before upgrading can be a major mistake.

Run the Windows XP Upgrade by inserting the CD after you've booted to a
working Windows 98 Desktop. when the XP CD runs select
Install->Upgrade[recommended] Then run the Upgrade advisor, read and heed
the report it generates. If it tells you to uninstall software you must do
so. Drivers for modems, scanners and other peripherals might need their
Windows XP or Windows 2000 versions to work with XP. Once all the above has
been done you can run the Upgrade. Often it is very successful and you will
end up with a decent upgrade. You will need to turn on XPs firewall
immediately, then reinstall your Antivirus software and then install the XP
drivers for hardware as required. Finally you can visit the Windows Update
Site for Critical Updates.

It might be necessary to reinstall Office after the upgrade so be aware of
that and have the Office CDs available

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have Windows 98 on my PC and a lot of garbage.
The laptop used to be long to a friend of mine who had his
office install some stuff. Now there are firewalls and
lots of useless programs on it that i owuld like to get
rid of.
If I buy the Windows XP upgrade software (and save the few
files I intend to keep), and reinstall, will this take
care of everything for me?
Will I lose all programs, including Office?