Help Updating to XP

taxi97w

Hi All,

I'm wanting to update to XP from Win98. I have the disk already and will backup before I proceed. Is there anything else I need to do/be aware of?

Thanks in advance.

taxi97w

Thanks alrabbit.
That seems simple enough - but I know it won't be. Nearly everything I've modified on my PC has become an ordeal or an epic. It's me ::)- not it.

Toxteth_OGrady

Make an SP2 slipstream before you upgrade. It will save you loads of time.

Here's some basic advice to follow.

LincsLad_3

You might find this site worth a visit before upgrading.

taxi97w

:P
Bloomin heck - who was it who said it was relatively simple? It's like a military operation!

I'm going to take my time over this - looks like too much can go wrong.

I feel another epic coming on.

Thanks to Toxteth & LincsLad.

bumspot

Hey, just found out how to jump boards!!!!

You may have to check that your system is set to boot from a CD, pop the XP disc in the drive, re-boot & see what happens. (watch the screen for a message during POST). If it doesn't & yours is a current(ish) system it will be capable, it may just not be set to in the bios. its not a problem, but one step at a time :-/

taxi97w

it may just not be set to in the bios.  

Thanks Blue Skies,
I will check the bios setting to see if it is set to CD before C :.;)

john-boi

This really is best approached as though it is a military operation!

If you can save everything of importance on your PC to CD I would recommend doing a clean install of XP rather than an update.This is most likely to provide a trouble free installation.

Make sure you have XP drivers for all you components such as graphics/mobo/printer/soundcard etc.


There are loads of sites giving step by step guides to installing XP

check this
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp