XGA monitor with Windows XP Pro?

[Guest]

I'm considering the purchase of a laptop currently running Windows SE and has
an XGA monitor. The Windows XP Pro checklist says that the system should
have an SVGA monitor. Is an XGA monitor compatible with upgrading to Windows
XP? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You should visit the support web site of the manufacturer
of the laptop and see if they offer a Windows XP compatible
video adapter driver designed for that specific make and
model.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------­----------------

:

| I'm considering the purchase of a laptop currently running Windows SE and has
| an XGA monitor. The Windows XP Pro checklist says that the system should
| have an SVGA monitor. Is an XGA monitor compatible with upgrading to Windows
| XP? Thanks.

 

[Bob Knowlden]

SVGA (800X600) is a minimum. XGA (1024X768) would be better.

There might be other reasons why the laptop couldn't be upgraded to XP, but
the display resolution is OK. The Upgrade Advisor might be helpful:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/advisor.mspx

but it won't be of much use if you don't have access to the laptop.

Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.