Upgrade Policy

[Mason Staugler]

I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
left behind in upgrade options as well.

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
...
> I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> left behind in upgrade options as well.

Mason,

We have made no announcements as to the upgrade paths for future versions of
Windows.

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Mike
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"Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
...
> I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> left behind in upgrade options as well.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

However, if the upgrade pattern demonstrated in the past holds, Win98 will
probably not be a qualifier for an upgrade to the next version of Windows.
Frankly, I doubt machines built for Win98 will really support the next
version anyways.

But, you never know.....

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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

"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" > wrote in message
...
> "Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> > happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> > as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> > do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> > the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> > left behind in upgrade options as well.
>
> Mason,
>
> We have made no announcements as to the upgrade paths for future versions
of
> Windows.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
>
> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
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>
> "Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> > happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> > as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> > do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> > the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> > left behind in upgrade options as well.
>
>

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> However, if the upgrade pattern demonstrated in the past holds, Win98 will
> probably not be a qualifier for an upgrade to the next version of Windows.
> Frankly, I doubt machines built for Win98 will really support the next
> version anyways.
>
> But, you never know.....

Much better to not speculate on this matter at this time.

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Regards,

Mike
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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> However, if the upgrade pattern demonstrated in the past holds, Win98 will
> probably not be a qualifier for an upgrade to the next version of Windows.
> Frankly, I doubt machines built for Win98 will really support the next
> version anyways.
>
> But, you never know.....
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> > > happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> > > as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> > > do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> > > the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> > > left behind in upgrade options as well.
> >
> > Mason,
> >
> > We have made no announcements as to the upgrade paths for future
versions
> of
> > Windows.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike
> > --
> > Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights
> >
> > Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> > newsgroups
> >
> > "Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> > > happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> > > as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> > > do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> > > the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> > > left behind in upgrade options as well.
> >
> >
>
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Mason;
To clarify a little.
Windows 95 can not be upgraded to Windows XP.
However you can Clean Install Window XP upgrade and use Windows 95 as
qualifying media for the upgrade.

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"Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
...
> I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> left behind in upgrade options as well.

[Mason Staugler]

Oh really? Then how low does it qualify at the moment? Do
the owners of 3.1 count? :)

Mason



>-----Original Message-----
>Mason;
>To clarify a little.
>Windows 95 can not be upgraded to Windows XP.
>However you can Clean Install Window XP upgrade and use
Windows 95 as
>qualifying media for the upgrade.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
...
>> I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
>> happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
>> as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
>> do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
>> the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
>> left behind in upgrade options as well.
>
>
>.
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Mason;
I don't think so.
Windows 95 is the earliest.

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"Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
...
> Oh really? Then how low does it qualify at the moment? Do
> the owners of 3.1 count? :)
>
> Mason
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Mason;
> >To clarify a little.
> >Windows 95 can not be upgraded to Windows XP.
> >However you can Clean Install Window XP upgrade and use
> Windows 95 as
> >qualifying media for the upgrade.
> >
> >--
> >Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> >"Mason Staugler" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I have a copy of 98SE and no longer use Windows. It may
> >> happen that I will need to in the future so I am inquiring
> >> as to the upgrade policy. I noticed that Windows 95 users
> >> do not qualify to upgrade to XP and was wondering if, when
> >> the next version is released, Windows 98 is going to be
> >> left behind in upgrade options as well.
> >
> >
> >.
> >