Upgrade to Windows XP Home

[Guest]

I have a computer currently running windows 98 and I'd like to upgrade it to
Windows XP Home Edition but it is quite cluttered with junk. I'm going to
preform a format of my C drive before installing XP. My question is can I use
the XP o/s disk to preform the format then install it? Thanks...............

 

[Harry Ohrn]

The answer is yes. Just boot the computer with the XP CD and select the
option to Install Windows XP on this computer. After you read and press F8
to accept the License agreement you will be given the opportunity to delete
your current partition and format. Following the format XP will begin
installation.

Check here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have a computer currently running windows 98 and I'd like to upgrade it to
Windows XP Home Edition but it is quite cluttered with junk. I'm going to
preform a format of my C drive before installing XP. My question is can I use
the XP o/s disk to preform the format then install it?

Thanks...............

 

[Guest]

Thanks Harry for your quick response.............

The answer is yes. Just boot the computer with the XP CD and select the
option to Install Windows XP on this computer. After you read and press F8
to accept the License agreement you will be given the opportunity to delete
your current partition and format. Following the format XP will begin
installation.

Check here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have a computer currently running windows 98 and I'd like to upgrade it to
Windows XP Home Edition but it is quite cluttered with junk. I'm going to
preform a format of my C drive before installing XP. My question is can I use
the XP o/s disk to preform the format then install it?

Thanks...............

 

[xfile]

Hi,

Just a friendly reminder,

(1) Select from your BIOS settings to book from the optical drive (CD or
DVD) for the initial setup,

(2) Check if your hardware and devices are XP compatible, and downloaded
their XP drivers ready for use before installation,

(3) Backup important data and files first,

(4) Run Windows Updates after completion of your Windows and drivers
installation.

Hope this helps and good luck.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have a computer currently running windows 98 and I'd like to upgrade it to
Windows XP Home Edition but it is quite cluttered with junk. I'm going to
preform a format of my C drive before installing XP. My question is can I use
the XP o/s disk to preform the format then install it? Thanks...............

It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the
Upgrade CD, provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier
OS.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
"Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.

Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.

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.

You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639

Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm

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Bruce Chambers

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