Upgrading from 98

[Andrew]

Have installed XP professional on my hard drive but can
not see to get any of the installed programs to run? is
there a quick way with out re installing?

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
> Have installed XP professional on my hard drive but can
> not see to get any of the installed programs to run? is
> there a quick way with out re installing?

Did you upgrade or do a clean install?

[Andrew]

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
>> Have installed XP professional on my hard drive but can
>> not see to get any of the installed programs to run? is
>> there a quick way with out re installing?
>
>Did you upgrade or do a clean install?
>
>
>.A CLean install onto another hard drive
>

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

In that case you need to re-install all your applications because the
install puts entries into the registry, which is on the new drive.

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"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >"Andrew" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Have installed XP professional on my hard drive but can
> >> not see to get any of the installed programs to run? is
> >> there a quick way with out re installing?
> >
> >Did you upgrade or do a clean install?
> >
> >
> >.A CLean install onto another hard drive
> >

[Andrew]

>-----Original Message-----
>In that case you need to re-install all your
applications because the
>install puts entries into the registry, which is on the
new drive.
>
>--
>Google is your Friend
>Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
>gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
>www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>
>
>"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >
>> >"Andrew" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> Have installed XP professional on my hard drive but
can
>> >> not see to get any of the installed programs to
run? is
>> >> there a quick way with out re installing?
>> >
>> >Did you upgrade or do a clean install?
>> >
>> >
>> >.A CLean install onto another hard drive
>> >
>
>
>.What about if I install it over win98 at the moment I
have a dual boot choice, can I uninstall win xp and then
install again over 98 Thanks for your help
>

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

yes that should work. But backup your W98 data (docs, mail etc) first, and
run the Upgrade Advisor to make sure that your installed programs are
compatible.

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Google is your Friend
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
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"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >In that case you need to re-install all your
> applications because the
> >install puts entries into the registry, which is on the
> new drive.
> >
> >--
> >Google is your Friend
> >Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> >gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk
> >www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
> >
> >
> >"Andrew" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >
> >> >"Andrew" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> Have installed XP professional on my hard drive but
> can
> >> >> not see to get any of the installed programs to
> run? is
> >> >> there a quick way with out re installing?
> >> >
> >> >Did you upgrade or do a clean install?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.A CLean install onto another hard drive
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.What about if I install it over win98 at the moment I
> have a dual boot choice, can I uninstall win xp and then
> install again over 98 Thanks for your help
> >