what is the best way to upgrade from win98 to winXP Home edtion

[Guest]

heres the score a customer needs to keep all there info from a existing
Computer but all the existing info needs to be transferd to a new machine
wich has a bigger hard drive faster processer and from 32 mb ram to 1 gig of
ram the wont to also upgrade the OS as well to the most current available
they also once there data is transferd keep the old machine as it was

option

1. slave the new hard drive in the old machine copy all of the content to
the new drive including the windows file once this is done transfer the new
hard drive to the new machine reinstall it as the master ide drive 1 boot the
machine with the win 98 disk in and do a repair install of the os once
completed make shure all users programs still work once that is complete
install win xp home as a over lay of the OS soft ware as a upgrade allowing
the all the files to be kept in tack

option
2. do a complete clean install of the os and fix any issues with key data
that got to be tranferd later as it arises

 

[Galen]

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heres the score a customer needs to keep all there info from a
existing Computer but all the existing info needs to be transferd to
a new machine wich has a bigger hard drive faster processer and from
32 mb ram to 1 gig of ram the wont to also upgrade the OS as well to
the most current available they also once there data is transferd
keep the old machine as it was

option

1. slave the new hard drive in the old machine copy all of the
content to the new drive including the windows file once this is
done transfer the new hard drive to the new machine reinstall it as
the master ide drive 1 boot the machine with the win 98 disk in and
do a repair install of the os once completed make shure all users
programs still work once that is complete install win xp home as a
over lay of the OS soft ware as a upgrade allowing the all the files
to be kept in tack

option
2. do a complete clean install of the os and fix any issues with key
data that got to be tranferd later as it arises

This would be what I would do:

Use the tools that come with the new drive or you can download from the
drive manufacturer, copy all of the data from the old drive to the new
drive, start the PC with the CD in place and it set to boot to CD, and try
the upgrade. You'll still be able to try any of the other methods and it's
worth noting that the upgrade functionality with XP is a lot better than the
upgrade process (it actually works quite often) with older stuff. Chances
are high that you'll be able to skip the repair install of the 98 system and
as the data on the original hard drive should be basically untouched (just
copied over and removed before doing the upgrade) you don't have to worry
about making any additional backups as it's already backed up.

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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

heres the score a customer needs to keep all there info from a existing
Computer but all the existing info needs to be transferd to a new machine
wich has a bigger hard drive faster processer and from 32 mb ram to 1 gig of
ram the wont to also upgrade the OS as well to the most current available
they also once there data is transferd keep the old machine as it was

option

1. slave the new hard drive in the old machine copy all of the content to
the new drive including the windows file once this is done transfer the new
hard drive to the new machine reinstall it as the master ide drive 1 boot the
machine with the win 98 disk in and do a repair install of the os once
completed make shure all users programs still work once that is complete
install win xp home as a over lay of the OS soft ware as a upgrade allowing
the all the files to be kept in tack

option
2. do a complete clean install of the os and fix any issues with key data
that got to be tranferd later as it arises

The "best" way, i.e. the way that gives you the most stable
and robust installation, is a clean installation of WinXP
rather than an upgrade.

BTW, you would make your posts a lot more readable
if you took the time to add some punctuation, perhaps
as a courtesy to prospective respondents.

 

[Guest]

Setup XP on the new machine, and get it running more-or-less as you want it.

Putting the new HD into the old machine is not too advisable, as the old
mobo may have a disk-size limit. Instead, slave the old HD to the new machine
(borrow the CD connector) and transfer its entire contents to a folder on
the new drive. (or a second partition if you prefer) This ensures that if it
was on the old machine, you still have it. Make sure you have Explorer set to
copy hidden files, or else use XCOPY.

Copy the needed data back into the right places in the new userprofile.

If there are settings you need which can't be transferred this way, put the
old HD back in the old computer, and use the Files and Settings Transfer
Wizard.

The one thing I wouldn't do is to upgrade 98 to XP - a fresh install will
always give better results.

 

[Ron Martell]

The "best" way, i.e. the way that gives you the most stable
and robust installation, is a clean installation of WinXP
rather than an upgrade.

My experience is that there is rarely if ever any differnce in
performance or stability between a clean install and an upgrade
install. The biggest single difference is that a clean install is an
absolute p.i.t.a. because of the hours and hours and hours of work
that it takes to reinstall several dozens of application programs,
update them, configure them, and restore their data files from
backups.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Ron Martell]

heres the score a customer needs to keep all there info from a existing
Computer but all the existing info needs to be transferd to a new machine
wich has a bigger hard drive faster processer and from 32 mb ram to 1 gig of
ram the wont to also upgrade the OS as well to the most current available
they also once there data is transferd keep the old machine as it was

option

1. slave the new hard drive in the old machine copy all of the content to
the new drive including the windows file once this is done transfer the new
hard drive to the new machine reinstall it as the master ide drive 1 boot the
machine with the win 98 disk in and do a repair install of the os once
completed make shure all users programs still work once that is complete
install win xp home as a over lay of the OS soft ware as a upgrade allowing
the all the files to be kept in tack

option
2. do a complete clean install of the os and fix any issues with key data
that got to be tranferd later as it arises

If they want to continue to use the old machine with Windows 98 on it
then they cannot legitimately install an upgrade version of Windows XP
on the new machine using that same Windows 98 license as the
eligibility for the upgrade.

You will need to use either a Retail Full Install version of Windows
XP (expensive) or purchase an OEM version of Windows XP for the new
computer. An OEM version will not do an upgrade install.

There best option would be to:

1. Purchase an OEM version of Windows XP for the new computer and
install it.
2. Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard from the OEM Windows XP
to save the user data files from the old computer to a folder named
C:\Transfer on that computer's hard drive.
3. Install the application programs on the new computer.
4. Install the hard drive from the old computer temporarily as a
second hard drive in the new computer. Note that connecting this
drive as the master drive on the secondary IDE channel will likely be
simpler and less troublesome than installing it as a slave drive on
the primary IDE,
5. Run the FASTW on the new computer to import the saved data from
the \Transfer folder on the drive from the old computer.

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard by MVP Gary Woodruff:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."