upgrade to Win XP from Win98

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My P.C is running Win98 and it has gone corrupt. It is telling me I have to
reinstall Win98 but I don't have the CD. I want to upgrade to Win XP. Can I
upgrade even if my P.C hangs when I start in Win98.

Thank-You in advance

Tim.

 

[Byte]

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Yes you can upgrade. But where are you getting the XP disk from? Is it a
retail version? Has the XP disk been used on another PC? If it has, you can
use it on only one PC. Best do a clean install, which means all your data,
personal files, photos, documents will be lost.

"Gauthier" wrote:

> My P.C is running Win98 and it has gone corrupt. It is telling me I have to
> reinstall Win98 but I don't have the CD. I want to upgrade to Win XP. Can I
> upgrade even if my P.C hangs when I start in Win98.
>
> Thank-You in advance
>
> Tim.
>
>
>

 

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You should not upgrade over a corrupt and unstable system. Do a clean
install or repair 98 before the upgrade.
Clean install info here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
Upgrading info here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/upgrade_tips.htm

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
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"Gauthier" <sandigauthier@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> My P.C is running Win98 and it has gone corrupt. It is telling me I have
to
> reinstall Win98 but I don't have the CD. I want to upgrade to Win XP. Can
I
> upgrade even if my P.C hangs when I start in Win98.
>
> Thank-You in advance
>
> Tim.
>
>

 

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You can't upgrade without the qualifying program CD.
"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
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> You should not upgrade over a corrupt and unstable system. Do a clean
> install or repair 98 before the upgrade.
> Clean install info here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
> Upgrading info here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/upgrade_tips.htm
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Gauthier" <sandigauthier@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:u4SyeqTEFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> My P.C is running Win98 and it has gone corrupt. It is telling me I have
> to
>> reinstall Win98 but I don't have the CD. I want to upgrade to Win XP. Can
> I
>> upgrade even if my P.C hangs when I start in Win98.
>>
>> Thank-You in advance
>>
>> Tim.
>>
>>
>
>

 

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Hi,

The existing installation, even though corrupt, will be sufficient as a
qualifier. Personally, I would still do an upgrade as the core system files
are going to be replaced anyways. You can always go back and do a clean
install if it doesn't work.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Chuck Davis" <newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com> wrote in message
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> You can't upgrade without the qualifying program CD.
> "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
> news:%230UvbAUEFHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> You should not upgrade over a corrupt and unstable system. Do a clean
>> install or repair 98 before the upgrade.
>> Clean install info here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
>> Upgrading info here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/upgrade_tips.htm
>>
>> --
>>
>> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
>> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>>
>>
>> "Gauthier" <sandigauthier@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:u4SyeqTEFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> My P.C is running Win98 and it has gone corrupt. It is telling me I have
>> to
>>> reinstall Win98 but I don't have the CD. I want to upgrade to Win XP.
>>> Can
>> I
>>> upgrade even if my P.C hangs when I start in Win98.
>>>
>>> Thank-You in advance
>>>
>>> Tim.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

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In news:u4SyeqTEFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
Gauthier <sandigauthier@sympatico.ca> respectfully replied ;-)
> My P.C is running Win98 and it has gone corrupt. It is telling me I
> have to reinstall Win98 but I don't have the CD. I want to upgrade to
> Win XP. Can I upgrade even if my P.C hangs when I start in Win98.
>
> Thank-You in advance
>
> Tim.

Upgrading a 98 system usually requires much more than purchasing XP. Without
a 98 CD, you would need to get the full version, at least 256 meg of ram,
at least 10 gig of hard drive space, XP software upgrades and the result
will be an obsolete 98 system running XP. For close to the same cash, you
can get a much more powerful entry level system with XP.
Check eBay for Window98, you can pick one up very cheap.
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