WIN XP Upgrading

I am about to change from Win 9SE to Win XP. I heard it
said "to disable the "PNP OS", in the BIOS, before
installing WIN XP." Is it a good idea to disable the "PNP
OS"?

Greetings --

The BIOS should be set to a non-PNP OS _only_ if you have legacy
components that are not PNP-capable and for which you'll have to
manually assign resources. If none of your components are more than 8
years old, you shouldn't need to alter this setting. (It'll be a very
rare breed of modern PC component that isn't PNP-capable.)

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 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...;en-us;Q316639


Bruce Chambers

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"Joe Gotsens" wrote in message
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I am about to change from Win 9SE to Win XP. I heard it
said "to disable the "PNP OS", in the BIOS, before
installing WIN XP." Is it a good idea to disable the "PNP
OS"?