Me, and I bought the XP upgrade

[Vocátional© & Technicál© Educátion®]

I am running Me, and I bought the XP upgrade. After
installing it, the computer started giving me all kinds of
problems.

It got so bad I called HP for tech support. The
tech said to NOT use the upgrade version of XP onto the Me
software - it won't work because there are so many things
left out of the upgrade version, and the different files
will be incompatible.

Is this true? And would it help to
get the "complete" version of XP?

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>-----Original Message-----
>I am running Me, and I bought the XP upgrade. After
>installing it, the computer started giving me all kinds
of
>problems.
>
>It got so bad I called HP for tech support. The
>tech said to NOT use the upgrade version of XP onto the
Me
>software - it won't work because there are so many things
>left out of the upgrade version, and the different files
>will be incompatible.
>
>Is this true? And would it help to
>get the "complete" version of XP?
>
>* New! Eliminate pop-up ads, Spy Ware and Home Page Hi-
jacks*
>http://toolbar.google.com/
>
>
>.
>

[Squire]

The upgrade has all the program files included, just as the full version
has.
You can install it to a clean disk or upgrade from Win98.
If you install to a clean disk, you will be asked for a previous version to
verify you are a previous owner, and you will need to install a disk from
Win98 to prove you are.
It will tell you when to install it.

Most of the time when you upgrade from Win98, you drag a lot of unused files
you don't need into XP, that take up a lot of space.
The decision is yours to make.

Good Luck,
Jerry

"Vocátional© & Technicál© Educátion®" <VoTecEdu@msn com> wrote in message
...
> I am running Me, and I bought the XP upgrade. After
> installing it, the computer started giving me all kinds of
> problems.
>
> It got so bad I called HP for tech support. The
> tech said to NOT use the upgrade version of XP onto the Me
> software - it won't work because there are so many things
> left out of the upgrade version, and the different files
> will be incompatible.
>
> Is this true? And would it help to
> get the "complete" version of XP?
>
> * New! Eliminate pop-up ads, Spy Ware and Home Page Hi-jacks*
> http://toolbar.google.com/
>
>

[rct2fan]

You might have had some incompatiable hardware or software on your hard drive and when you upgraded, problems arose. I had ME when I bought the XP Pro Upgrade, but I did a clean installation (reformmating my hard drive) because I was having a few problems
with my hard drive and I didn't want any problems when installing XP.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

The HP tech is very mistaken.
However HP as well as most other computer companies will not an
upgrade on their computer.

Did you verify the hardware and software was compatible with Windows
XP?
See this link, especially #3 Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/default.asp

The full version could be a waste of money since it is fully capable
of a Clean or upgrade Installation.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Vocátional© & Technicál© Educátion®" <VoTecEdu@msn com> wrote in
message ...
> I am running Me, and I bought the XP upgrade. After
> installing it, the computer started giving me all kinds of
> problems.
>
> It got so bad I called HP for tech support. The
> tech said to NOT use the upgrade version of XP onto the Me
> software - it won't work because there are so many things
> left out of the upgrade version, and the different files
> will be incompatible.
>
> Is this true? And would it help to
> get the "complete" version of XP?
>
> * New! Eliminate pop-up ads, Spy Ware and Home Page Hi-jacks*
> http://toolbar.google.com/
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The HP tech is both correct, in one sense, and way off-base, in
another. The WinXP Upgrade CD lacks nothing that's on the retail Full
WinXP installation CD. However, any retail WinXP CD is likely to lack
the proprietary device drivers needed for the proper functioning of an
HP computer. You should be able to download the necessary
WinXP-specific device drivers from HP's web-site, unless HP has made
the decision not to support WinXP on that particular model. If this
is the case, there may be nothing you can do to make any form (upgrade
or full) of WinXP work properly on that PC.

Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are capable
of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.

You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639

Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm


Bruce Chambers

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"Vocátional© & Technicál© Educátion®" <VoTecEdu@msn com> wrote in
message ...
> I am running Me, and I bought the XP upgrade. After
> installing it, the computer started giving me all kinds of
> problems.
>
> It got so bad I called HP for tech support. The
> tech said to NOT use the upgrade version of XP onto the Me
> software - it won't work because there are so many things
> left out of the upgrade version, and the different files
> will be incompatible.
>
> Is this true? And would it help to
> get the "complete" version of XP?
>
> * New! Eliminate pop-up ads, Spy Ware and Home Page Hi-jacks*
> http://toolbar.google.com/
>
>

[rct2fan]

I had a HP computer before it died (the power supply went kaput) and I remember reading that I would have a very hard time upgraded my computer with the orginial hardware to Win XP Home. I decided not to mess with any more pre-built computers (HP, Dell, G
ateway, etc) and build my own.