upgrade

[tsmbam]

Is it possible for me to upgrade from Windows Me to XP? And how do we go
about doing this?
--
tam

 

[Mike M]

tsmbam <tsmbam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Is it possible for me to upgrade from Windows Me to XP? And how do
> we go about doing this?

First question. Is your hardware suitable? How much RAM does your system
have and what cpu does it use?

> And how do we go about doing this?

By purchasing a copy of XP, Home or Pro, an upgrade version is all you
need, and then following the prompts. I would however first strongly
recommend that you run the upgrade advisor that is on the CD and also
uninstall all AV, firewall and CD/DVD writing software. These can then be
reinstalled once you have upgraded. I would also very strongly advise
that you also back up all of your valuable user data, photos, music,
videos, e-mail, passwords etc. "just in case" you have problems during the
upgrade and need to clean install.

Do not go back on the net until you have at least either installed XP SP2
(you can download this before you do the upgrade from Win Me to XP) or are
behind a router that uses NAT (network address translation) otherwise your
system will be infected by malware within seconds.

Note that copies of XP are no longer freely available for sale as
Microsoft stopped selling XP at the end of June this year other than for
low level systems.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

[N. Miller]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:40:01 -0700, tsmbam wrote:

> Is it possible for me to upgrade from Windows Me to XP? And how do we go
> about doing this?

I would start by reviewing the following:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316639
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726

The second article has download links for the Upgrade Advisor.

Despite Microsoft's claim that Windows XP will run with 64 MB of RAM, I
found it to be dog slow on a system with 128 MB of RAM. My cousin has an
eMachines so configured and when I upgraded my HP Pavilion 6745C from
Windows Me to Windows XP Home Edition, I cannibalized a second HP Pavilion
6745C to bring the memory up to 256 MB. And even *that* is barely adequate,
in my not so humble opinion. Memory upgrades for older computers can be
dicey. A 256 MB memory module for my old Pavilions would cost twice as much
as a 1 GB memory module for my new Pavilions!

If the Upgrade Advisor gives your system a pass, or you can afford the
hardware upgrade recommendations it makes, then you have to buy a copy of
Windows XP. The Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade package I used cost $99 at
Fry's Electronics. Microsoft stopped selling Windows XP on June 30, 2008.
They did not recall retail copies shipped, however, so you might find a
retailer which still has copies on the shelf. I believe Fry's Electronics
*still* has copies available.

The Windows XP Professional Upgrade package will be $199. The only thing Pro
has over HE is Windows Domain network support, some detailed file security
settings, and Internet Information Systems (IIS SMTP, HTTP, and FTP
servers). You probably won't miss those if you get HE. I don't miss them at
all. (I run a third party mail server application on the HE computer better
features than the IIS SMTP server would have offered).

--
Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.

 

[Corday]

Maybe a dual booting with Linux would be a better idea.
--
Corday


"N. Miller" wrote:

> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:40:01 -0700, tsmbam wrote:
>
> > Is it possible for me to upgrade from Windows Me to XP? And how do we go
> > about doing this?
>
> I would start by reviewing the following:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316639
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
>
> The second article has download links for the Upgrade Advisor.
>
> Despite Microsoft's claim that Windows XP will run with 64 MB of RAM, I
> found it to be dog slow on a system with 128 MB of RAM. My cousin has an
> eMachines so configured and when I upgraded my HP Pavilion 6745C from
> Windows Me to Windows XP Home Edition, I cannibalized a second HP Pavilion
> 6745C to bring the memory up to 256 MB. And even *that* is barely adequate,
> in my not so humble opinion. Memory upgrades for older computers can be
> dicey. A 256 MB memory module for my old Pavilions would cost twice as much
> as a 1 GB memory module for my new Pavilions!
>
> If the Upgrade Advisor gives your system a pass, or you can afford the
> hardware upgrade recommendations it makes, then you have to buy a copy of
> Windows XP. The Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade package I used cost $99 at
> Fry's Electronics. Microsoft stopped selling Windows XP on June 30, 2008.
> They did not recall retail copies shipped, however, so you might find a
> retailer which still has copies on the shelf. I believe Fry's Electronics
> *still* has copies available.
>
> The Windows XP Professional Upgrade package will be $199. The only thing Pro
> has over HE is Windows Domain network support, some detailed file security
> settings, and Internet Information Systems (IIS SMTP, HTTP, and FTP
> servers). You probably won't miss those if you get HE. I don't miss them at
> all. (I run a third party mail server application on the HE computer better
> features than the IIS SMTP server would have offered).
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Shine, bright morning light,
> ~now in the air the spring is coming.
> ~Sweet, blowing wind,
> ~singing down the hills and valleys.
>

 

[N. Miller]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:45:00 -0700, Corday wrote:

> Maybe a dual booting with Linux would be a better idea.

Sometimes, just biting the bullet, and buying all new hardware is a better
idea.

--
Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.