XP Upgrade Advisor CD

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i ran the upgrade advisor to see if my computer would allow me to upgrade to
XP (from best buy) and it gave me a huge list of things that were not
compatible, everything from my kodak camera, hp camera, palm, printer and so
on. Is this disk very reliable? i dont want to buy the xp if it isnt going
to work...are there alot of problems installing xp? almost makes me want to
buy a new puter? any ideas?
 
If the "advisor" did not complain about your CPU, memory and hard drive, you
probably do not need to replace it. Still, you would be wise to report the
numbers for those 3 items when you post back.
If the "advisor" is complaining about your cameras, palm and printer, you
can go to the websites of the manufacturers for these items and see if there
is an XP-compatible driver available for these items. There probably will
be.
XP is easy to install, either over Win 98 or later, or as a clean install.
Back up your important files.
If you get back to us with CPU speed, amount of memory, and size of hard
drive, we can tell you if you need a new 'puter to run XP or not.
 
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XP Upgrade Advisor CD said:
i ran the upgrade advisor to see if my computer would allow me to
upgrade to XP (from best buy) and it gave me a huge list of things
that were not compatible, everything from my kodak camera, hp camera,
palm, printer and so on. Is this disk very reliable? i dont want to
buy the xp if it isnt going to work...are there alot of problems
installing xp? almost makes me want to buy a new puter? any idesa?
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The upgrade advisor is reliable. To determine if you should upgrade or
purchase a new computer with XP installed, check the manufacturers of your
peripheral hardware and software applications flagged as non-compatible for
XP compatible drivers and updates. If updates exist and your computer is
preferably 800 MHz, 256 + RAM, 20 +gig HD, it is a viable upgrade platform,
but if you consider an entry level computer purchased for $800 to $1000
dollars will literally run circles around the upgraded marginally adequate
example you will end up with. You might want to get a new system and for
little cash outlay network the computers and have access to ALL your old
hardware and software and a much faster with updated features XP system.
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T. Waters said:
If the "advisor" did not complain about your CPU, memory and
hard
drive, you probably do not need to replace it. Still, you would
be
wise to report the numbers for those 3 items when you post
back.
If the "advisor" is complaining about your cameras, palm and
printer,
you can go to the websites of the manufacturers for these items
and
see if there is an XP-compatible driver available for these
items.
There probably will be.
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Agreed. Also regarding the cameras, it's not compaining about the
cameras themselves, but the manufacturer-supplied software for
those cameras. In most cases, you never need that software yo
download pictures from your camera, and can use the built-in XP
facilities instead.
 
i ran the upgrade advisor to see if my computer would allow me to upgrade to
XP (from best buy) and it gave me a huge list of things that were not
compatible, everything from my kodak camera, hp camera, palm, printer and so
on. Is this disk very reliable? i dont want to buy the xp if it isnt going
to work...are there alot of problems installing xp? almost makes me want to
buy a new puter? any ideas?
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It's reliable but limited. Does not check every device (many new ones since
that program was written) nor does it check every software title. It's
still worth running as a starting point.
 
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