List of Programs that will or won't work with XP Pro SP2 ?

[Bill in Co.]

I think when I ran that once on my older W98SE Dell (circa 2000), it found
problems with the dialup modem and the version of EZ CD Creator, and
possibly one or two other programs, so you may be fairly ok, except for all
the caveats we have already covered. Good luck, although I still think
you'd be better off getting a new Dell, and using Laplink's PC Mover (for
example) to move all your stuff over.

Bill Watt wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:29:30 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Bill Watt wrote:
>>>> Your best bet would be...
>>>>
>>>> Description of the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
>>>
>>> I looked all over the site for the Advisor download but couldn't
>>> find it. I thought there was a download that would let you know if
>>> the system could be upgraded and provide a text file with the
>>> information. ??
>>>
>>> Do you happen to know if there is one and where it is?
>>
>> I'm sorry to have to inform you that the WinXP Upgrade Advisor is no
>> longer
>> available, Bill. My bad for even mentioning it.
>
> I found it at PC World.
> http://tinyurl.com/5pc69y
>
> It's the same as on the CD so I dunno. It says it also updates
> necessary files. If it does that and then won't upgrade I'm
> concerned that my existing Win98 SE will be in trouble. I would
> think it would upgrade files only after it found it could upgrade,
> not before. Yet that is what it appeared to want to do.
>
> I'll make a full system backup just before try it.
>
> Thanks for the help and info Bear.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Watt
> Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Bill Watt wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:29:30 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Bill Watt wrote:
>>>> Your best bet would be...
>>>>
>>>> Description of the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
>>>
>>> I looked all over the site for the Advisor download but couldn't
>>> find it. I thought there was a download that would let you know if
>>> the system could be upgraded and provide a text file with the
>>> information. ??
>>>
>>> Do you happen to know if there is one and where it is?
>>
>> I'm sorry to have to inform you that the WinXP Upgrade Advisor is no
>> longer
>> available, Bill. My bad for even mentioning it.
>
> I found it at PC World.
> http://tinyurl.com/5pc69y
<snip>

I'd only down such a file from a MS site myself, Bill.
--
~PA Bear

 

[Bill Watt]

On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:08:05 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
<PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:

>Bill Watt wrote:
>> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:29:30 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
>> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Bill Watt wrote:
>>>>> Your best bet would be...
>>>>>
>>>>> Description of the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor:
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
>>>>
>>>> I looked all over the site for the Advisor download but couldn't
>>>> find it. I thought there was a download that would let you know if
>>>> the system could be upgraded and provide a text file with the
>>>> information. ??
>>>>
>>>> Do you happen to know if there is one and where it is?
>>>
>>> I'm sorry to have to inform you that the WinXP Upgrade Advisor is no
>>> longer
>>> available, Bill. My bad for even mentioning it.
>>
>> I found it at PC World.
>> http://tinyurl.com/5pc69y
><snip>
>
>I'd only down such a file from a MS site myself, Bill.

I think you are right. I'll stay with the CD. I suspect it will
install all the patches since Win98 SE came out. I have never
patched or updated it. It's been working very well without them.
Still don't understand why it wants to update system files and not
just upgrade.

Thanks,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/

 

[Bill Watt]

I'm due for a new machine (2001). I ordered a Dell for my Daughter
about 2 yrs ago with Win 2000 on it. It's worked well. I've always
ordered my machines from MidWest Micro with good luck.

I have an older version of Laplink but no PC Mover. Do you happen to
know where I can get it?

This will be a task, I have never clean re-installed an OS, Always
used my backup and Upgrades so you can imagine the amount of
software I have collected since Win 1. It's about time I clean house
I guess.

Thanks for the Info again.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
_____________________________________________________

On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:55:21 -0600, "Bill in Co."
<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I think when I ran that once on my older W98SE Dell (circa 2000), it found
>problems with the dialup modem and the version of EZ CD Creator, and
>possibly one or two other programs, so you may be fairly ok, except for all
>the caveats we have already covered. Good luck, although I still think
>you'd be better off getting a new Dell, and using Laplink's PC Mover (for
>example) to move all your stuff over.
>
>Bill Watt wrote:
>> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:29:30 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
>> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Bill Watt wrote:
>>>>> Your best bet would be...
>>>>>
>>>>> Description of the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor:
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
>>>>
>>>> I looked all over the site for the Advisor download but couldn't
>>>> find it. I thought there was a download that would let you know if
>>>> the system could be upgraded and provide a text file with the
>>>> information. ??
>>>>
>>>> Do you happen to know if there is one and where it is?
>>>
>>> I'm sorry to have to inform you that the WinXP Upgrade Advisor is no
>>> longer
>>> available, Bill. My bad for even mentioning it.
>>
>> I found it at PC World.
>> http://tinyurl.com/5pc69y
>>
>> It's the same as on the CD so I dunno. It says it also updates
>> necessary files. If it does that and then won't upgrade I'm
>> concerned that my existing Win98 SE will be in trouble. I would
>> think it would upgrade files only after it found it could upgrade,
>> not before. Yet that is what it appeared to want to do.
>>
>> I'll make a full system backup just before try it.
>>
>> Thanks for the help and info Bear.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bill Watt
>> Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
>

 

[Bill in Co.]

Bill Watt wrote:
> I'm due for a new machine (2001). I ordered a Dell for my Daughter
> about 2 yrs ago with Win 2000 on it. It's worked well. I've always
> ordered my machines from MidWest Micro with good luck.
>
> I have an older version of Laplink but no PC Mover. Do you happen to
> know where I can get it?

Either online at their website, or you can order it boxed (either from them,
or from many software outlets). Or if you live in a large city, you can
probably find it locally in a store that carries software. Anyways, it
worked for me although some apps still had to be reinstalled.

> This will be a task, I have never clean re-installed an OS, Always
> used my backup and Upgrades so you can imagine the amount of
> software I have collected since Win 1. It's about time I clean house
> I guess.
>
> Thanks for the Info again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Watt
> Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/
> _____________________________________________________
>
> On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:55:21 -0600, "Bill in Co."
> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I think when I ran that once on my older W98SE Dell (circa 2000), it
>> found
>> problems with the dialup modem and the version of EZ CD Creator, and
>> possibly one or two other programs, so you may be fairly ok, except for
>> all
>> the caveats we have already covered. Good luck, although I still think
>> you'd be better off getting a new Dell, and using Laplink's PC Mover (for
>> example) to move all your stuff over.
>>
>> Bill Watt wrote:
>>> On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:29:30 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
>>> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bill Watt wrote:
>>>>>> Your best bet would be...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Description of the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor:
>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
>>>>>
>>>>> I looked all over the site for the Advisor download but couldn't
>>>>> find it. I thought there was a download that would let you know if
>>>>> the system could be upgraded and provide a text file with the
>>>>> information. ??
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you happen to know if there is one and where it is?
>>>>
>>>> I'm sorry to have to inform you that the WinXP Upgrade Advisor is no
>>>> longer
>>>> available, Bill. My bad for even mentioning it.
>>>
>>> I found it at PC World.
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5pc69y
>>>
>>> It's the same as on the CD so I dunno. It says it also updates
>>> necessary files. If it does that and then won't upgrade I'm
>>> concerned that my existing Win98 SE will be in trouble. I would
>>> think it would upgrade files only after it found it could upgrade,
>>> not before. Yet that is what it appeared to want to do.
>>>
>>> I'll make a full system backup just before try it.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the help and info Bear.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Bill Watt
>>> Win98 Computer Help & Other Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/