Installing WindowsXP Home Edition

[Dawn]

Help!!! I've been trying to install Win xp Home Edition
on existing Win98 OS on Pentium3 computer (not networked).

Rec'd an "Upgrade Report" stating it found hardware &
software that might not work witn win XP.

HARDWARE: My two existing printers, which I want to keep:
- HP OfficeJet LX and
- HP Laser Jet III

SCSI Controllers
- Win9x-ME Promise MBUltra133 (PDC20276)cntrllr

Universal Serieal Bus Controllers
- USB 2.0 Root Hub Device
- VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller


SOFTWARE: - Disk Detector (In control panel)
- NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager (in cntrl panl)
- Underwater (Current screen saver)
- Juno Web (my internet provider)

How can I continue to install WinXP and have these items
compatible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Sincerely,
Dawn W

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Uninstall the printers and their drivers before upgrading, and
then reinstall them using the WinXP-specific drivers provided by their
manufacturer(s).

Obtain the WinXP-specific drivers for the SCSI controller from its
manufacturer, or replace it with one that is WinXP-compatible.

Obtain the BIOS flash and chipset (USB & USB host controller
included) drivers required to make your motherboard WinXP-compatible
from its manufacturer, or replace it with one that is
WinXP-compatible.

Remove the incompatible software and obtain WinXP-compatible
equivalents from the respective manufacturers.

Bruce Chambers

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"Dawn" > wrote in message
...
> Help!!! I've been trying to install Win xp Home Edition
> on existing Win98 OS on Pentium3 computer (not networked).
>
> Rec'd an "Upgrade Report" stating it found hardware &
> software that might not work witn win XP.
>
> HARDWARE: My two existing printers, which I want to keep:
> - HP OfficeJet LX and
> - HP Laser Jet III
>
> SCSI Controllers
> - Win9x-ME Promise MBUltra133 (PDC20276)cntrllr
>
> Universal Serieal Bus Controllers
> - USB 2.0 Root Hub Device
> - VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
>
>
> SOFTWARE: - Disk Detector (In control panel)
> - NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager (in cntrl panl)
> - Underwater (Current screen saver)
> - Juno Web (my internet provider)
>
> How can I continue to install WinXP and have these items
> compatible?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
> Sincerely,
> Dawn W

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Uninstall the printers and their drivers before upgrading, and
then reinstall them using the WinXP-specific drivers provided by their
manufacturer(s).

Obtain the WinXP-specific drivers for the SCSI controller from its
manufacturer, or replace it with one that is WinXP-compatible.

Obtain the BIOS flash and chipset (USB & USB host controller
included) drivers required to make your motherboard WinXP-compatible
from its manufacturer, or replace it with one that is
WinXP-compatible.

Remove the incompatible software and obtain WinXP-compatible
equivalents from the respective manufacturers.

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Dawn" > wrote in message
...
> Help!!! I've been trying to install Win xp Home Edition
> on existing Win98 OS on Pentium3 computer (not networked).
>
> Rec'd an "Upgrade Report" stating it found hardware &
> software that might not work witn win XP.
>
> HARDWARE: My two existing printers, which I want to keep:
> - HP OfficeJet LX and
> - HP Laser Jet III
>
> SCSI Controllers
> - Win9x-ME Promise MBUltra133 (PDC20276)cntrllr
>
> Universal Serieal Bus Controllers
> - USB 2.0 Root Hub Device
> - VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
>
>
> SOFTWARE: - Disk Detector (In control panel)
> - NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager (in cntrl panl)
> - Underwater (Current screen saver)
> - Juno Web (my internet provider)
>
> How can I continue to install WinXP and have these items
> compatible?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
> Sincerely,
> Dawn W