I need help with an upgrade from 98 to xp home... please.

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Given XP setup has NOT completed..... With your WIn98 boot diskette, boot pc and run "SYS C:'
The sys utility will over-write (refresh) your BOOT.INI so that you
should only have 1 choice of OS....your previous one.

Remove diskette when done. Reboot pc. When Win98 is finished loading, slip in the XP CD.
Then using XP CD, Highly suggest you first choose and run "Check System Compatibility" and let it check your hardware and programs.
A number of old programs will not run in XP. And some of your hardware may not be XP compatible.

Guide to upgrading (or new install) Win XP at Aumha.org by Gary Woodruff
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm

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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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firealarms wrote:
> My wife and I bought a copy of XP home upgrade, as we both had 98se
> on our machines. I installed it on my computer, no problem.. then I
> loaded it in her machine, and used the same key. It was after that
> when i realized that I could only use it on one machine. So, off to
> WalMart I went, and bought another upgrade for her machine.. now, I
> install her cd in, but the installation has already started, with my
> cd key in there, and setup won't complete... any ideas on how i can
> basically get back to the 98 desktop and start the upgrade over? any
> help would be appreciated...
>
> thanks.