from 98 to win xp home

[JT]

I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all kinds of horror stories about this upgrade...

can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this

thanks in advance

JT

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Upgrades in place are rarely the best choice - you leave shards of the old
OS all over the place. I would personally back up all my data and do a clean
install of XP.

JT wrote:
> I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all
> kinds of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>
> thanks in advance
>
> JT

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Below are precautions you can take, things you can check and questions to be
answered by you to help ensure a better chance of having a smooth transition
to XP.

Start with the upgrade advisor, it will point out possible problem software
or hardware on your system:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp
Do not overlook anything it finds as something you can fix later. That item
will likely be the item that prevents setup from completing or causes
problems on an XP setup. Check all your hardware, be sure there are XP
drivers available for your devices, if not, consider moving to new devices.
If you have a scanner with a software bundle, even though the drivers may
work with XP, it's likely the bundle will not and some functions, such as
scan to e-mail, that you are used to may no longer work and that's even with
updated drivers. Understand that scanner manufacturers often include
software from other companies in a bundle with your scanner. Usually, even
if they provide updated drivers, such outside software will have no updates
and quite often that software is not compatible with XP or, if you can
install it may be the source of issues.

Whether or not it picks it up, pre-XP versions of firewalls, antivirus,
CD-burning software and all disk utilities are not compatible with XP and
would require replacing. If you have any ISA cards as opposed to PCI, you
should consider replacing them as they and their drivers will be problematic
in XP. If you are in any way wedded to DOS, understand that while XP
contains an Application Compatibility Utility, chances are, your DOS app
including games will not run and you should go on that assumption. If they
are important to you, you should consider a dual boot setup of XP and
Windows 98. While this does require you have a separate partition it simply
means starting XP setup from your desktop, choosing new install and, at the
appropriate point during setup choosing an alternative partition on which to
install XP. From there, XP will create the dual boot setup and menu.

In other words, do your homework.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"JT" > wrote in message
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>I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all kinds
>of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>
> thanks in advance
>
> JT

[Plato]

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>
> I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all kinds of horror stories about this upgrade...
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this

Most horror stories are from folks who have 39 background apps running
during the upgrade. If your system is clean it should work OK.



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[Kelly]

Upgrades work just fine, for years as a matter of fact and speaking from
personal experience.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"JT" > wrote in message
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>I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all kinds
>of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>
> thanks in advance
>
> JT

[Kelly]

Upgrades work just fine, for years as a matter of fact and speaking from
personal experience.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"JT" > wrote in message
...
>I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all kinds
>of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>
> thanks in advance
>
> JT

[Kelly]

Upgrades work just fine, for years as a matter of fact and speaking from
personal experience.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"JT" > wrote in message
...
>I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all kinds
>of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>
> thanks in advance
>
> JT

[Kelly]

Upgrades work just fine, for years as a matter of fact and speaking from
personal experience.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP

In memory of Robert McGregor (aka Koldbear)
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/winhelp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com




"JT" > wrote in message
...
>I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all kinds
>of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>
> thanks in advance
>
> JT

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In ,
JT > typed:

> I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have
heard all
> kinds of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do
this



There is no product on the market, way of installing it, way of
using it, etc. that you can *not* find horror stories about.
There are those who like a product and others who don't. There
are those who use something correctly and those who don't.

Although many people will tell you that formatting and installing
cleanly is the best way to go, I disagree. Unlike with previous
versions of Windows, an upgrade to XP replaces almost everything,
and usually works very well.

My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much
easier than a clean installation. You can always change your mind
and reinstall cleanly if problems develop.

However, don't assume that doing an upgrade relieves you of the
need to backup your data, etc. before beginning. Before starting
to upgrade, it's always prudent to recognize that things like a
sudden power loss can occur in eth middle of it and cause the
loss of everything. For that reason you should make sure you have
backups and anything else you need to reinstall if the worst
happens.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Some people will recommend that you perform a clean installation,
rather than upgrade over Win98/Me. For the most part, I feel that
these people, while well-meaning, are living in the past, and are
basing their recommendation on their experiences with older operating
systems. You'd probably save a lot of time by upgrading your PC to
WinXP, rather than performing a clean installation, if you've no
hardware or software incompatibilities. Microsoft has greatly
improved (over earlier versions of Windows) WinXP's ability to
smoothly upgrade an earlier OS.

WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating
system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and
translating as many personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and normally is, quite painless. That said, things
can go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your data is at all
important to you, back it up before proceeding.

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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"JT" > wrote in message
...
>I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all
>kinds of horror stories about this upgrade...
>
> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>
> thanks in advance
>
> JT

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I'm old-fashioned....and a control freak...and I've seen too many problems
in the past with upgrades from 9x not to prefer a clean install. But to each
his/her own. ;-)

Bruce Chambers wrote:
> Greetings --
>
> Some people will recommend that you perform a clean installation,
> rather than upgrade over Win98/Me. For the most part, I feel that
> these people, while well-meaning, are living in the past, and are
> basing their recommendation on their experiences with older operating
> systems. You'd probably save a lot of time by upgrading your PC to
> WinXP, rather than performing a clean installation, if you've no
> hardware or software incompatibilities. Microsoft has greatly
> improved (over earlier versions of Windows) WinXP's ability to
> smoothly upgrade an earlier OS.
>
> WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating
> system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and
> translating as many personalized settings as possible. The process is
> designed to be, and normally is, quite painless. That said, things
> can go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your data is at all
> important to you, back it up before proceeding.
>
> 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
>
> "JT" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I want to upgrade from win98 to xp home version... but have heard all
>> kinds of horror stories about this upgrade...
>>
>> can someone tell me the facts? what are the best steps to do this
>>
>> thanks in advance
>>
>> JT