Upgrade to XP?

[Harry]

If I upgrade from Windows ME to XP Professional, can I then downgrade back
to ME if I choose to?
If that is possible will I lose my OE messages, addresses, profiles, etc?

[Nicholas]

An upgrade to Windows XP Pro is a one-way ticket. You would need to
reformat your drive and reinstall Windows ME "clean" if you wish not to
continue using XP Pro. You would lose everything in the process of =
reformatting.

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Nicholas

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"Harry" > wrote in message:
...

| If I upgrade from Windows ME to XP Professional, can I then downgrade =
back
| to ME if I choose to?
| If that is possible will I lose my OE messages, addresses, profiles, =
etc?

[Tom Porterfield]

Yes, with an upgrade over ME, if you leave your drives as FAT/FAT32, you
will have the option to uninstall XP. See this article for more
information:

How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303661

You should never rely on an OS install/uninstall to guarantee to retain
all data files. Make sure you have a good backup of your important data
files, including OE messages, before performing an upgrade or downgrade.

--
Tom Porterfield
Windows XP / Smart Display MVP
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.


Harry wrote:
> If I upgrade from Windows ME to XP Professional, can I then downgrade
> back to ME if I choose to?
> If that is possible will I lose my OE messages, addresses, profiles,
> etc?

[Harry]

Thank you Tom.
I'll risk it!


"Tom Porterfield" > wrote in message
...
> Yes, with an upgrade over ME, if you leave your drives as FAT/FAT32, you
> will have the option to uninstall XP. See this article for more
> information:
>
> How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303661
>
> You should never rely on an OS install/uninstall to guarantee to retain
> all data files. Make sure you have a good backup of your important data
> files, including OE messages, before performing an upgrade or downgrade.
>
> --
> Tom Porterfield
> Windows XP / Smart Display MVP
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support
>
> Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
>
>
> Harry wrote:
> > If I upgrade from Windows ME to XP Professional, can I then downgrade
> > back to ME if I choose to?
> > If that is possible will I lose my OE messages, addresses, profiles,
> > etc?
>
>

[Jon]

"Nicholas" > wrote in message =
...
An upgrade to Windows XP Pro is a one-way ticket. You would need to
reformat your drive and reinstall Windows ME "clean" if you wish not to
continue using XP Pro. You would lose everything in the process of =
reformatting.

--=20
Nicholas


Fortunately for Harry, he got the right help from Tom Porterfield. Your =
post joins others in a growing list of your technocrap.

[Nicholas]

My answer was 100% correct! The question was not worded correctly!

--=20
Nicholas

[Jon]

"Nicholas" > wrote in message =
...
My answer was 100% correct! The question was not worded correctly!

--=20
Nicholas

How then can your answer be 100% correct if the OP's post was worded =
incorrectly (don't dig yourself deeper)? Following his original post, =
your answer is "technically" correct. But you seem to always be =
"technical", and never leave room for another realm of understanding; =
that's your problem. It would do you a world of good if you'd try to =
answer maybe another possibility by reading the intention of the post, =
instead of the technicality, to that you seem to not stay away. Pay =
attention to these kinds of dubious questions, leaving then a choice of =
the correct answer for the OP, by not reacting to words, but the intent, =
etc. Again, thanks to Tom for being "less technical".