Windows XP on a TINY PC

[Still_21]

I have been trying to put XP as an upgrade on a TINY PC running on 98SE
It just hangs, at the start.
I cannot get into DOS either, do I push F8? (tried with no avail)
It is a 750mhz but shows x86 type.
Has 192MB ram.
Any ideas
Robin

 

[Jim Macklin]

Start reading this
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941


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| I have been trying to put XP as an upgrade on a TINY PC
running on 98SE
| It just hangs, at the start.
| I cannot get into DOS either, do I push F8? (tried with no
avail)
| It is a 750mhz but shows x86 type.
| Has 192MB ram.
| Any ideas
| Robin
|
|

 

[Yves Leclerc]

XP has no DOS

 

[techno]

I have been trying to put XP as an upgrade on a TINY PC running on 98SE
It just hangs, at the start.
I cannot get into DOS either, do I push F8? (tried with no avail)
It is a 750mhz but shows x86 type.
Has 192MB ram.
Any ideas
Robin

Possible cause.

I think you cannot upgrade an OEM version of any of the Windows
series. You have to buy the Retail "store' version and install
Windows XP over it.

 

[Jim Macklin]

All OEM versions of Windows can be upgrade, they just can't
be transferred to a different computer. Some software
doesn't qualify for an upgrade to later versions, this
generally applies to academic / student-teacher versions of
OFFICE. Each software package has a unique EULA.

If the version of XP was retail upgrade or full install
package it will upgrade or dual boot on a system running
W98.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:24:08 +0000 (UTC), "Still_21"
|
| >I have been trying to put XP as an upgrade on a TINY PC
running on 98SE
| >It just hangs, at the start.
| >I cannot get into DOS either, do I push F8? (tried with
no avail)
| >It is a 750mhz but shows x86 type.
| >Has 192MB ram.
| >Any ideas
| >Robin
| >
|
| Possible cause.
|
| I think you cannot upgrade an OEM version of any of the
Windows
| series. You have to buy the Retail "store' version and
install
| Windows XP over it.

 

[Plato]

I have been trying to put XP as an upgrade on a TINY PC running on 98SE
It just hangs, at the start.

Disconnect all external devices. Disable your 39 background apps in SE
before you attempt the upgrade.

 

[Only me]

Yes I know but WIN98SE does but I can't get into it
Don't know what key to push when the computer boots to get into dos

 

[Alex Nichol]

Possible cause.

I think you cannot upgrade an OEM version of any of the Windows
series. You have to buy the Retail "store' version and install
Windows XP over it.

You can install an XP upgrade over an OEM 98 or ME (but not over ME) -
you can't use the OEM CD as evidence if you try to do a clean install,

The moment to hit F8 for the menu is immediately the BIOS info goes to
black. But the machine may have a deliberate setting to disable this.
In the Win98, if that still boots, edit the C:\MSDOS.SYS file (a hidden
readonly one, so undo those first), or if it will not boot, boot from
the 98 startup floppy and edit it from that: look for a line
BootKeys=0 and if present change it to
BootKeys=1
and set any
BootDelay=n
up to say
BootDelay=10
to give you 10 seconds in which to hit the F8

 

[Jim Macklin]

If the computer has only W98 installed, F8 should interrupt
the boot if you push it before Windows begins to boot
(immediately on turning the power ON. Or you can push the
key to open the BIOS (F!, F@, F12, F10, or esc or del,
whatever your computer requires). Ten set the BIOS to not
show the splash screen, you'll then see the boot menu.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Yes I know but WIN98SE does but I can't get into it
| Don't know what key to push when the computer boots to get
into dos
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message
| | > XP has no DOS
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message
| > | > > I have been trying to put XP as an upgrade on a TINY
PC running on 98SE
| > > It just hangs, at the start.
| > > I cannot get into DOS either, do I push F8? (tried
with no avail)
| > > It is a 750mhz but shows x86 type.
| > > Has 192MB ram.
| > > Any ideas
| > > Robin
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
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