XP Upgrade

[Vince Orabona]

Setup stops responding (Hangs) during "Analyzing your
computer"

 

[oklier]

do a clean isntall. i.e. backup your data, format the
drive and install XP.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Before upgrading, with your previous operating system installed, place the
XP CD in the drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System
Compatibility." Overlook nothing in the report, don't assume anything is
too small an item to stop setup and resolve those issue before attempting to
install XP.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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 Hardware Compatibility
List: (http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp) 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. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for and sold 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 hardware (particularly motherboards,
RAM and hard drives) that will still support Win9x.


Bruce Chambers

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