re: Upgrading from ME to XP
Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 9:10 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by LB
(81 messages posted)
I have to ask why is this a bad idea?
That is how I did mine, although I wrote zeros to the hard drive first, format c:
and put ME on (only the essentails) and put xp on.
I had to do it this way because my ME are on restoration discs through Gateway. I
did much reading on the subject and just about everywhere I read it told me that
sometimes when XP upgrade asks you for the ME disc, it won't reconize restoration
discs.
This is the way I did mine and I've had no problems and I love it. How would you
tell someone to upgrade to XP from ME with restoration cds? Is there a better way?
Let me know so I know in the future if I ever have to re format again. Or are you
speaking of a full version of XP Home Edition? Not an XP upgrade?
Thanks
LB
On Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 6:17 am, GM wrote:
>Upgrade fom ME to XP VERRRRRRYYYY BAD IDEA.....
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>You will not be happy and most likely your computer
>will not work properly...
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>Don't do it.
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>You've been warned.....
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>Clean install only , and you better make sure your
>computer can handle XP first....
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>Do you have a MINIMUM of 256 Megs of RAM..?
>(512 is much better)
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>Are there drivers available for your make and model of
>computer for Windows XP....?
>Check the manufacturers website..
>If not ,you're going to have even bigger problems...
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>I would run the XP upgrade advisor FIRST to make
>sure your computer is compatible with XP....
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