98SE to Xp. or back?

[ppoatt]

Have a friend that wants me to come over and install a
98SE upgrade to XP he got at Wallyworld.
Not sure if his system will take it. It should.
But was wondering if it does not? Is there a "Go-Back"
option on the upgrade? To go back to 98SE without doing a
reinstall?
TIA !

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

In most cases, following a correct and proper upgrade procedure will
enable most programs to be carried over to the new O/S. However,
you should uninstall your antivirus program, then reinstall it after
upgrading. Read the following:

HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or
Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;316639

Before upgrading any existing Windows installation, it would be prudent to
run the Upgrade Advisor for Windows XP. This tool will report what hardware
or software may be incompatible with Windows XP. If you follow the Upgrade
Advisor's recommendations, you should not have any problem upgrading to
Windows XP.

If you fail to utilize the Upgrade Advisor, you may run into incompatibility issues.
Just inserting the Windows XP Upgrade CD in the CD Drive and selecting
"upgrade" is not going to give you the desired result. You must "prepare and
plan" your computer before beginning the upgrade process.

Windows XP Upgrade Advisor
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307726

It is imperative that you have the latest BIOS update installed. Visit the support
website of the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard for instructions
on updating your computer's BIOS.

Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Also, physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware devices,
especially USB devices (not including your mouse, keyboard or
monitor). Uninstall any antivirus program, too!

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Have a friend that wants me to come over and install a
| 98SE upgrade to XP he got at Wallyworld.
| Not sure if his system will take it. It should.
| But was wondering if it does not? Is there a "Go-Back"
| option on the upgrade? To go back to 98SE without doing a
| reinstall?
| TIA !

 

[ppoatt]

Thank You much for the quick responce and needed advace.
I should have asked this also... What if he does not like
XP.
Is there a Go back,without a reformat,to reinstall of 98?

 

[Alex Nichol]

Have a friend that wants me to come over and install a
98SE upgrade to XP he got at Wallyworld.
Not sure if his system will take it. It should.
But was wondering if it does not? Is there a "Go-Back"
option on the upgrade?

If you run the upgrade from the present system, and make sure to take
the option to 'Save system files' then there will be an item 'Uninstall
Windows' in Add/Remove Programs

Read Gary Woodruff's article on upgrading to XP at
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm and make sure that you
uninstall (not merely disable) AV, System utilities like Norton, and CD
burning software first. These are likely to need new versions to work
with XP. And I would not try at all on less than 192MB RAM at the very
least