upgrade to XP

[Mark & Claire Oborn]

Hi,

I am currently running Win 98 on a 555MHz processor with 8Gb HD on Compaq
Presario 7477. I wish to upgrade my small HD to a Maxtor 40Gb HD and install
WinXP home on the new HD whilst keeping all other hardware-

My question - will this work? Any potential problems to look out for.

Cheers,
Mark


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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Check with Compaq to see if the system is considered upgradable. You may
need certain drivers for the system to run with a retail version of WinXP,
though the specifications so far seem adequate (make sure you have at least
128MB of ram, and I would strongly urge you to increase this to 256MB).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Mark & Claire Oborn" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I am currently running Win 98 on a 555MHz processor with 8Gb HD on Compaq
> Presario 7477. I wish to upgrade my small HD to a Maxtor 40Gb HD and
install
> WinXP home on the new HD whilst keeping all other hardware-
>
> My question - will this work? Any potential problems to look out for.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
>
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> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.519 / Virus Database: 317 - Release Date: 17/09/03
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