Upgrade

[Phil]

I have preinstalled win98 on our machine with the recovery
disk only. Does anyone know if that qualifies for
upgrading to XP? I would hate to buy the upgrade to find
out that the recovery OS is not good enough for Microsoft.
Also, what if I have a system crash and reinstall, would I
have to install the 98 first and then the XP upgrade?
Please email me with any help...

Thanks !!

[Ramesh]

Hi,

If you start Windows XP Setup to start the upgrade while you are running
another operating system, Windows XP automatically runs the Windows XP
Upgrade Advisor. However, this process makes the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor
generate a limited report that only describes blocking issues, and does not
provide the whole report. If you want to create this report (that is saved
as the Upgrade.txt file) without upgrading, run the winnt32
/checkupgradeonly command from the I386 folder on the Windows XP CD-ROM.

To run the winnt32 /checkupgradeonly command:
Click Start , click Run , type command , and then press ENTER to open a
command prompt.

Type CD-ROM drive letter : , and then press ENTER, where CD-ROM drive letter
is the drive letter of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive in which the Windows XP
CD-ROM is inserted.

Type cd i386 , and then press ENTER.

Type winnt32 /checkupgradeonly , and then press ENTER.


Method 2:

Run the REadinesstest from the following website:
" Want to see if your computer is ready to run Windows XP? Take a minute to
run our tests. You'll see how your computer stacks up against the minimum
and recommended hardware specs. We'll also look for software that may not
run properly under Windows XP. "

http://www.pcpitstop.com/xpready/default.asp


___________________

Ramesh Srinivasan
AIM : SRamesh2k
YIM: RVKK
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"Phil" > wrote in message
...
I have preinstalled win98 on our machine with the recovery
disk only. Does anyone know if that qualifies for
upgrading to XP? I would hate to buy the upgrade to find
out that the recovery OS is not good enough for Microsoft.
Also, what if I have a system crash and reinstall, would I
have to install the 98 first and then the XP upgrade?
Please email me with any help...

Thanks !!

[rifleman]

In ,
Ramesh > contemplated the little bit of fluff in his navel
and typed:
> Hi,
>
> If you start Windows XP Setup to start the upgrade while you are
> running another operating system, Windows XP automatically runs the
> Windows XP Upgrade Advisor. However, this process makes the Windows
> XP Upgrade Advisor generate a limited report that only describes
> blocking issues, and does not provide the whole report. If you want
> to create this report (that is saved as the Upgrade.txt file) without
> upgrading, run the winnt32 /checkupgradeonly command from the I386
> folder on the Windows XP CD-ROM.
>
> To run the winnt32 /checkupgradeonly command:
> Click Start , click Run , type command , and then press ENTER to open
> a command prompt.
>
> Type CD-ROM drive letter : , and then press ENTER, where CD-ROM drive
> letter is the drive letter of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive in which
> the Windows XP CD-ROM is inserted.
>
> Type cd i386 , and then press ENTER.
>
> Type winnt32 /checkupgradeonly , and then press ENTER.
>
>
> Method 2:
>
> Run the REadinesstest from the following website:
> " Want to see if your computer is ready to run Windows XP? Take a
> minute to run our tests. You'll see how your computer stacks up
> against the minimum and recommended hardware specs. We'll also look
> for software that may not run properly under Windows XP. "
>
> http://www.pcpitstop.com/xpready/default.asp
>
>
> ___________________
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan
> AIM : SRamesh2k
> YIM: RVKK
> ___________________
>
>
> "Phil" > wrote in message
> ...
> I have preinstalled win98 on our machine with the recovery
> disk only. Does anyone know if that qualifies for
> upgrading to XP? I would hate to buy the upgrade to find
> out that the recovery OS is not good enough for Microsoft.
> Also, what if I have a system crash and reinstall, would I
> have to install the 98 first and then the XP upgrade?
> Please email me with any help...
>
> Thanks !!

How on earth did you get to this reply from the OPs post? he was asking
whether a Win 98 Recovery CD would work for the Upgrade path!!!

[athanasian_creed]

Phil wrote:
> I have preinstalled win98 on our machine with the recovery
> disk only. Does anyone know if that qualifies for
> upgrading to XP? I would hate to buy the upgrade to find
> out that the recovery OS is not good enough for Microsoft.
> Also, what if I have a system crash and reinstall, would I
> have to install the 98 first and then the XP upgrade?
> Please email me with any help...
>
> Thanks !!

The preinstalled 98 will qualify for an upgrade - however you might want to
consider creating another partition and installing XP as a clean install -
the installer will check "C" drive where the preinstalled 98 resides and
continue to install XP onto the other partition.
This option will give you a clean install of XP rather than an upgrade which
are iffy even at the best of times.

Good luck,

Ray