Installing xp?

[Guest]

Can I install win xp on a fresh mobo and harddrive using win xp upgrade? If
so, how?

Can somewhat high end mobo of today handle win 98? If so, I would like to
install my win 98 first, then upgrade to win xp if the above option is not
available. thanks.

 

[T. Waters]

I think a high-end Mobo should be able to handle Win98 just fine, the way a
high-end cellphone handles everyday phone calls. In other words, no
problema.

This being the case, and the need for Win98 to be installed in order to use
the XP Upgrade disk also being the case, Option #2, as you mentioned below,
is the only way to go.

 

[t.cruise]

You do not need to actually install Windows 98 to use the Windows XP upgrade CD. In fact,
in most cases I would NOT advise doing that. Make sure that your System Setup (BIOS) is
set to boot from your CD drive (some systems have only one DVD/CD drive). Depending on
which system you have, on boot there is a key to press to enter System Setup (BIOS), Dell
uses F1, some others use the Delete key, or the ESC key. Usually the first screen after
boot (but before the Windows logo) says which key to press to enter System Setup (BIOS).
Once in System Setup (BIOS), find the boot sequence of drives and make your CD drive the
first drive in that sequence if it is not already. Then save changes and exit. Then boot
from the Windows XP CD and opt for install. During install you will be informed that the
upgrade cannot find a prior version of Windows to make you eligible for the upgrade. Swap
the upgrade CD for the Windows 98 CD, and use the dialog box to navigate to the drive with
the Windows 98 CD. Once Setup sees the Windows 98 CD, and the proof of eligibility for
upgrade has been established, swap back to the Windows XP Upgrade CD and finish the
install. If for some reason you want a dual boot system with both Windows 98 and Windows
XP on different partitions or drives, then there would be a reason to actually install
Windows 98.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Can I install win xp on a fresh mobo and harddrive using win xp upgrade? If
so, how?

Can somewhat high end mobo of today handle win 98? If so, I would like to
install my win 98 first, then upgrade to win xp if the above option is not
available. thanks.

Have you verified that all of 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)

You should also take a few minutes to ensure that there are
WinXP-specific 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

It's possible to perform a clean installation using the Upgrade CD,
provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier OS.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
"Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.

Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a clean
installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case, there's no
further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD, because the
installation routing "remembers" that you started from within the
qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but you get the
same results: a clean installation of WinXP.



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[Plato]

Can I install win xp on a fresh mobo and harddrive using win xp upgrade? If
so, how?

When the install routine asks for proof of a previous qualifying os, I
just put in my win98SE CD.