xp upgrade

My machine has Windows 98, overlaid with Windows ME. Is it
necessary to un-install ME BEFORE upgrading to Windows
XP? The nearest I can Come is a statement that XP removes
previous OS. Do not believe that ME did this. Reason for
asking - conserving HD space!!

Although it might not be "required", it certainly will end with better
results (stability) if you do a clean install.

1st, make sure that your system is compatible with WinXP. Verify that your
programs and HW are compatible with the new OS PRIOR to doing an
installation of the new OS.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp is the
utility to check compatibility. I'd suggest running this utility and then
trying to update whatever is determined to be incompatible. This will tell
you whether or not your computer will work successfully with WinXP.

Then, you will need to back up all important data on a portable media (e.g.
CD, Jaz, Zip, another HDD, etc.) so that you can reinstall the data when you
are all done. Make sure that you have all required drivers and updates to
support WinXP. Also gather all your program CDs so that you can do a
re-install of each program.

Then do a clean install with the WinXP CD by booting from the CD.

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Microsoft - MVP
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My machine has Windows 98, overlaid with Windows ME. Is it
necessary to un-install ME BEFORE upgrading to Windows
XP? The nearest I can Come is a statement that XP removes
previous OS. Do not believe that ME did this. Reason for
asking - conserving HD space!!


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If I were you, I'd install XP over all of that and choose a clean install.
I have a machine that started out as 2000, then it was upgraded to ME, and
then to XP. It seems a little buggy sometimes, and I think that's because of
all of the upgrading. I don't think there would be any problems with this
machine if I'd done a clean install.

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Joli Ballew
Author of Windows XP Professional - The Ultimate Users Guide
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...051627390/sr=1
-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-6151436-5265553?v=glance&s=books
Purchase my XP E-books at www.expert-guides.com



"Len Segal" wrote in message
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Although it might not be "required", it certainly will end with better
results (stability) if you do a clean install.

1st, make sure that your system is compatible with WinXP. Verify that your
programs and HW are compatible with the new OS PRIOR to doing an
installation of the new OS.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp is
the
utility to check compatibility. I'd suggest running this utility and then
trying to update whatever is determined to be incompatible. This will tell
you whether or not your computer will work successfully with WinXP.

Then, you will need to back up all important data on a portable media
(e.g.
CD, Jaz, Zip, another HDD, etc.) so that you can reinstall the data when
you
are all done. Make sure that you have all required drivers and updates to
support WinXP. Also gather all your program CDs so that you can do a
re-install of each program.

Then do a clean install with the WinXP CD by booting from the CD.

--

Regards,
Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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"dhscheid" wrote in message
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My machine has Windows 98, overlaid with Windows ME. Is it
necessary to un-install ME BEFORE upgrading to Windows
XP? The nearest I can Come is a statement that XP removes
previous OS. Do not believe that ME did this. Reason for
asking - conserving HD space!!


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Greetings --

Since there's no way to upgrade from Win2K to WinMe, I'm not
surprised you're having problems -- particularly since moving from
Win2K to WinMe is actually a downgrade. What I do find surprising is
that someone who evidently knows so little about the basics of
operating systems would apparently consider him/herself qualified to
write a book on the subject.

Bruce Chambers

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"Joli Ballew" wrote in message
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If I were you, I'd install XP over all of that and choose a clean
install.
I have a machine that started out as 2000, then it was upgraded to
ME, and
then to XP. It seems a little buggy sometimes, and I think that's
because of
all of the upgrading. I don't think there would be any problems with
this
machine if I'd done a clean install.

--
Joli Ballew
Author of Windows XP Professional - The Ultimate Users Guide

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...051627390/sr=1
-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-6151436-5265553?v=glance&s=books
Purchase my XP E-books at www.expert-guides.com



"Len Segal" wrote in message
...
Although it might not be "required", it certainly will end with
better
results (stability) if you do a clean install.

1st, make sure that your system is compatible with WinXP. Verify
that your
programs and HW are compatible with the new OS PRIOR to doing an
installation of the new OS.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
is
the
utility to check compatibility. I'd suggest running this utility
and then
trying to update whatever is determined to be incompatible. This
will tell
you whether or not your computer will work successfully with
WinXP.

Then, you will need to back up all important data on a portable
media
(e.g.
CD, Jaz, Zip, another HDD, etc.) so that you can reinstall the
data when
you
are all done. Make sure that you have all required drivers and
updates to
support WinXP. Also gather all your program CDs so that you can do
a
re-install of each program.

Then do a clean install with the WinXP CD by booting from the CD.

--

Regards,
Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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"dhscheid" wrote in message
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My machine has Windows 98, overlaid with Windows ME. Is it
necessary to un-install ME BEFORE upgrading to Windows
XP? The nearest I can Come is a statement that XP removes
previous OS. Do not believe that ME did this. Reason for
asking - conserving HD space!!


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"Joli Ballew" wrote in message =
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I have a machine that started out as 2000, then it was =20
upgraded to ME,

You give links to a book you authored about XP Pro as a users guide, yet =
you make a post that you upgraded from 2000 to ME!!! LMAO!!

That is not possible,and would be considered a downgrade since you would =
have to format the 2000 installed partition (even if it were already =
FAT32), to install ME. There is no such thing as upgrading from 2000 to =
ME.=20

dhscheid wrote:

My machine has Windows 98, overlaid with Windows ME. Is it
necessary to un-install ME BEFORE upgrading to Windows
XP? The nearest I can Come is a statement that XP removes
previous OS. Do not believe that ME did this

Run the XP CD from the current ME system, continue with Upgrade. You
are given the opportunity to save previous system files against a
possible uninstall (you can remove those later if all goes well). This
leaves hardly any odds or ends around; almost everything gets replaced,
and is usually a satisfactory result. Read more at
www.aumha.org/a/xpupgrad.htm

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows - File Systems)
Bournemouth, U.K.