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Bruce Chambers
joe said:Do i have to reinstall all of my programs after installing xp?
Not if the applications are WinXP-compatible and you perform an
in-place upgrade. 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.
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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de Graff
Save yourself a ton of headaches down the road and DON'T do an upgrade. Wipe
your system partition clean and do a fresh install of XP. Even upgrading
from NT to XP is a pain. Microsoft keeps changing where things are stored.
For example, in Windows NT (4), profiles were kept in
c:\winnt\Profiles
In XP they are kept in
c:\Documents and Settings
If you upgrade from NT to XP, the profiles remain in c:\winnt\Profiles and
when you need to resolve a problem, chances are many solutions will point
you to the wrong folders/files. Also, there is always a lot of crap left
laying around after an upgrade.
your system partition clean and do a fresh install of XP. Even upgrading
from NT to XP is a pain. Microsoft keeps changing where things are stored.
For example, in Windows NT (4), profiles were kept in
c:\winnt\Profiles
In XP they are kept in
c:\Documents and Settings
If you upgrade from NT to XP, the profiles remain in c:\winnt\Profiles and
when you need to resolve a problem, chances are many solutions will point
you to the wrong folders/files. Also, there is always a lot of crap left
laying around after an upgrade.
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Guest
Bruce Chambers said:Not if the applications are WinXP-compatible and you perform an
in-place upgrade. 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.
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
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
Thanks for the help. I did use the upgrade advisor. It will post to let
people know how it went. I have a Dell T600 with P3(from 1998)
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Michael Stevens
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Absolute nonsense, and especially upgrading from 98SE to XP. XP is far
different than previous Windows.
The upgrade saves applications, files and settings, the deletes the Windows
folder replacing it with a CLEAN Windows XP folder and then imports the
backed up files.
All incompatible software and hardware should be removed before attempting
the upgrade.
Try the upgrade first, if it works great, if not clean install.
The real question the OP should consider is should I upgrade at all and is
it cheaper than purchasing new XP system?
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de Graff said:Save yourself a ton of headaches down the road and DON'T do an
upgrade. Wipe your system partition clean and do a fresh install of
XP. Even upgrading from NT to XP is a pain. Microsoft keeps changing
where things are stored. For example, in Windows NT (4), profiles
were kept in
c:\winnt\Profiles
In XP they are kept in
c:\Documents and Settings
If you upgrade from NT to XP, the profiles remain in
c:\winnt\Profiles and when you need to resolve a problem, chances are
many solutions will point you to the wrong folders/files. Also, there
is always a lot of crap left laying around after an upgrade.
Absolute nonsense, and especially upgrading from 98SE to XP. XP is far
different than previous Windows.
The upgrade saves applications, files and settings, the deletes the Windows
folder replacing it with a CLEAN Windows XP folder and then imports the
backed up files.
All incompatible software and hardware should be removed before attempting
the upgrade.
Try the upgrade first, if it works great, if not clean install.
The real question the OP should consider is should I upgrade at all and is
it cheaper than purchasing new XP system?
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
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de Graff
This is NOT absolute nonsense as I can attest to after having had to go
through the upgrade process several times at work involving close to 100
PCs. Out of the 100 PCs we have 21 that are used 7x24 in our control centre
and are critical to the operation of our province-wide electrical network. I
was responsible for upgrading the PCs in the primary control centre. My
coworker did the PCs at the backup control centre. I created a standard
image for my PCs with a fresh operating system and all of the applications
and shortcuts the operators require. I then did a sysprep and rebuilt the
PCs from the new image.
My coworker did his PCs by just upgrading. After 6 months of repeated
problems with the backup control centre I ended up rebuilding them the same
way as the primary site. The only problems we had after that were with the
operators screwing up the PC (as they do from time to time).
And, yes, the user profiles remained in C:\WINNT\Profiles instead of moving
to C:\Document and Settings.
through the upgrade process several times at work involving close to 100
PCs. Out of the 100 PCs we have 21 that are used 7x24 in our control centre
and are critical to the operation of our province-wide electrical network. I
was responsible for upgrading the PCs in the primary control centre. My
coworker did the PCs at the backup control centre. I created a standard
image for my PCs with a fresh operating system and all of the applications
and shortcuts the operators require. I then did a sysprep and rebuilt the
PCs from the new image.
My coworker did his PCs by just upgrading. After 6 months of repeated
problems with the backup control centre I ended up rebuilding them the same
way as the primary site. The only problems we had after that were with the
operators screwing up the PC (as they do from time to time).
And, yes, the user profiles remained in C:\WINNT\Profiles instead of moving
to C:\Document and Settings.
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