Any problems upgrading to XP Pro?

[Guest]

I'm getting ready to upgrade from Windows 2000 Pro to XP Pro and wondered if
anyone had encountered any problems doing this? Just want to be
prepared.Thanks!

 

[Stanley Jones [MSFT]]

Windows XP Upgrade Advisor:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/advisor.mspx

 

[John Thomas Smith]

I'm getting ready to upgrade from Windows 2000 Pro to XP Pro and wondered if
anyone had encountered any problems doing this? Just want to be
prepared.Thanks!

This is my PERSONAL OPINION based on going from Win3 to 95 to 98
to 2000 and finally to XP

I have done this for myself and for family

I have NEVER, EVER had any success at all doing an "upgrade" since
there has always been something that did not work correctly after
using the upgrade feature to install a newer version of Windows
over the top of an existing install

The ONLY way I have ever had full success is to start with a
freshly formatted hard drive and install everything "from scratch"

Again... that is based on MY experience with only about a dozen
or so computers, so you may find other people who think different


John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith

 

[Guest]

Thanks Stanly, I did the advisor already and it said that I might have to
reinstall drivers for my printer and cd maker software but otherwise, I would
be fine.

 

[Jud]

Thanks Stanly, I did the advisor already and it said that I might have to
reinstall drivers for my printer and cd maker software but otherwise, I would
be fine.

Then good luck , as the previous OP said, your asking for trouble, always do
a clean install,

Jud

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm getting ready to upgrade from Windows 2000 Pro to XP Pro and wondered if
anyone had encountered any problems doing this? Just want to be
prepared.Thanks!

Some people will recommend that you perform a clean installation,
rather than upgrade over an earlier OS. For the most part, I feel
that these people, while well-meaning, are living in the past, and are
basing their recommendation on their experiences with older operating
systems. You'd probably save a lot of time by upgrading your PC to
WinXP, rather than performing a clean installation, if you've no
hardware or software incompatibilities. Microsoft has greatly improved
(over earlier versions of Windows) WinXP's ability to smoothly upgrade
an earlier OS.

WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating
system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and
translating as many personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and normally is, quite painless. That said, things
can go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your data is at all
important to you, back it up before proceeding.

Have you made sure that 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) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Then good luck , as the previous OP said, your asking for trouble, always do
a clean install,

Jud

Poppycock! A clean install is _necessary_ *only* if the currently
installed OS is problematic. (oh, and Karen is the "OP" - "Original
Poster.")

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[Jerry]

I'm getting ready to upgrade from Windows 2000 Pro to XP Pro and wondered if
anyone had encountered any problems doing this? Just want to be
prepared.Thanks!

Check this site: http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm