Upgrade from windows 98 (german) to xo home edition english

[hbrown]

I'm attepting to upgrade a notebook which has a German
version of windoes 98 to Windows xp home edition (Upgrade).
I can't get past the language conflict.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

One cannot upgrade from one language version of Windows
to another language version. You'll need to purchase the
"Full English Version" of Windows XP Professional, reformat
your drive and install the new version "clean".

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089

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


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I'm attepting to upgrade a notebook which has a German
| version of windoes 98 to Windows xp home edition (Upgrade).
| I can't get past the language conflict.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That's correct; you cannot get past the language difference.

You cannot upgrade or convert from one language version of the an
OS to another, so you'll have to purchase and use the full version of
English WinXP to perform a clean installation.

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089


Bruce Chambers

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