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Sam
I have a P450 with 128MB of memory. Can I upgrade from
Windows 98 to Windows XP Home?
Windows 98 to Windows XP Home?
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purplehaz
You can, but I would get more memory first. 128mb of pc133 ram isn't going
to cut it in xp.
to cut it in xp.
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Ronnie Vernon MVP
Sam said:I have a P450 with 128MB of memory. Can I upgrade from
Windows 98 to Windows XP Home?
Sam
Nobody can advise you without knowing your system setup and all of the
software/hardware that is involved. Upgrading to a new OS, especially XP,
from a 9x system is a change that affects every component on the computer.
I recommend that you do your homework first and do not get in a hurry to
upgrade. These newsgroups are full of messages from folks who did not do
this.
Number one is to get the XP Upgrade Advisor and run it: This will identify
possible incompatible components on the system. Get it here:
Description of the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307726
Number two is to get a good solid overview of the upgrade process:
Article by Gary Woodruff:
Upgrading to XP: http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
Make sure that you have checked the manufacturers websites for new, XP
compatible drivers and updates for all installed hardware and software
components, especially display and sound card drivers. Have all of these new
drivers/updates ready to install when you perform the upgrade. Perform a
complete backup of all important data that you cannot afford to lose.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
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Papa
Install at least another 128MB of RAM.
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
Yes, but it will be a little slow. Doubling the amount of RAM
would provide a noticeable improvement.
Bruce Chambers
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Yes, but it will be a little slow. Doubling the amount of RAM
would provide a noticeable improvement.
Bruce Chambers
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Michael Stevens
Sam said:I have a P450 with 128MB of memory. Can I upgrade from
Windows 98 to Windows XP Home?
You can, but the cost of a much faster system preloaded with XP would
possibly be comparable in price; if you need to replace hardware and update
software. You could keep the current system and network the two into a home
LAN.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
For upgrading to XP Home or Pro, see the links below.
http://aumha.org/a/xpupgrad.htm
XP Upgrade
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_2kupgrade.asp
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_9xupgrade.asp
See the link below for steps on performing a Clean Install.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Known problems with XP upgrades.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpupgdissues.html
Known Problems with Clean installs.
http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/Install/installbugs.htm
Top 10 Reasons for Moving to Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/top10.asp
Why Windows XP Professional?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/default.asp
Windows XP Professional Features
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/features.asp
Compaq
http://www.compaq.com/
Dell computers.
http://www.us.dell.com/
eMachines
http://www.e4me.com/
Gateway
http://www.gateway.com/
Hewlett-Packard
http://www.hp.com/
Sony
http://www.sony.com/
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Ken Blake
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You probably can. But to be sure, run the Microsoft Upgrade
Advisor at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp.
However, with only 128MB of RAM, performance is likely to be very
poor. How much you should have depends on what apps you run, but
most people running common office applications don't start to see
good performance without at least 256MB.
Sam said:I have a P450 with 128MB of memory. Can I upgrade from
Windows 98 to Windows XP Home?
You probably can. But to be sure, run the Microsoft Upgrade
Advisor at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp.
However, with only 128MB of RAM, performance is likely to be very
poor. How much you should have depends on what apps you run, but
most people running common office applications don't start to see
good performance without at least 256MB.
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Alex Nichol
Sam said:I have a P450 with 128MB of memory. Can I upgrade from
Windows 98 to Windows XP Home?
You really need more memory than that. Although it is 'recommended' it
is in practice desperately short. I ran XP happily enough in the Betas
with a P3 450 and 192MB, but without imposing too many programs loaded
at once - in your position I would look to upgrade to 256, or else stay
put
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Yves Leclerc
512 MB of RAM is being suggested for most serious gamer PCs now.
Y.
You really need more memory than that. Although it is 'recommended' it
is in practice desperately short. I ran XP happily enough in the Betas
with a P3 450 and 192MB, but without imposing too many programs loaded
at once - in your position I would look to upgrade to 256, or else stay
put
Y.
Sam said:I have a P450 with 128MB of memory. Can I upgrade from
Windows 98 to Windows XP Home?
You really need more memory than that. Although it is 'recommended' it
is in practice desperately short. I ran XP happily enough in the Betas
with a P3 450 and 192MB, but without imposing too many programs loaded
at once - in your position I would look to upgrade to 256, or else stay
put
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