windows Xp upgrade

If i upgrade to windows xp will i lose all my software and
personal files.. im upgrading from windows ME>>

[Thorsten Matzner]

> wrote:

>If i upgrade to windows xp will i lose all my software and
>personal files.. im upgrading from windows ME>>

Usually no. However, if the upgrade fails for some reason you may no
longer be able to run any Windows installation on this computer unless
you clean-install Windows ME or Windows XP afterwards. Therefore you
may want to backup as much data as possible before you start.

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[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Data is normally safe during upgrade.
However it is always a good idea to have back-ups of important data
just in case.

Also see:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/default.asp

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