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More info?)
Since this is an "old Laptop" --
Laptops tend to have odd hardware configurations, and usually require
drivers specific to the model or series.
Make sure that you have XP compatable drivers available on other than the
hard disk.
Floppys may be more convenient than a CD, due to CD driver issues that may
occur.
Often storing the drivers in a seperat subdirectory or even a partition will
work, but this is taking a chance.
"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
news:unTPnvF9EHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Tosca wrote:
>> Hi everyone
>>
>> I have an old laptop with 98SE preinstalled and I have the recovery disc
>> that came with it. I have a second laptop with XP Pro preinstalled and
>> I'm
>> very happy with XP Pro. I'd like to upgrade the old laptop to XP Pro (I
>> realise that there may be hardware conflicts but I am investigating this)
>> and I'd like to know if there is any sort of upgrade disc that I can use
>> having reinstalled 98SE. I've asked the manufacturer of the laptop and
>> they
>> say that they only provide a disc that will restore it to the state it
>> was
>> when I purchased it.
>>
>> I suspect that I may have to buy a standard copy of the XP Pro disc and
>> I'm
>> prepared to do that - unless there's a cheaper and legal way of upgrading
>> from 98SE. That is assuming that the laptop will run XP Pro without any
>> problems!
>>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>>
>
>
> It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the
> Upgrade CD, provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier
> OS.
>
> Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
> opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
> installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
> is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
> installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
> "Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
> true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
> files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.
>
> Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
> for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
> current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
> clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
> there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
> because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
> within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
> you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.
>
> 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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