On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:40:01 -0700, tsmbam wrote:
> Is it possible for me to upgrade from Windows Me to XP? And how do we go
> about doing this?
I would start by reviewing the following:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316639
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726
The second article has download links for the Upgrade Advisor.
Despite Microsoft's claim that Windows XP will run with 64 MB of RAM, I
found it to be dog slow on a system with 128 MB of RAM. My cousin has an
eMachines so configured and when I upgraded my HP Pavilion 6745C from
Windows Me to Windows XP Home Edition, I cannibalized a second HP Pavilion
6745C to bring the memory up to 256 MB. And even *that* is barely adequate,
in my not so humble opinion. Memory upgrades for older computers can be
dicey. A 256 MB memory module for my old Pavilions would cost twice as much
as a 1 GB memory module for my new Pavilions!
If the Upgrade Advisor gives your system a pass, or you can afford the
hardware upgrade recommendations it makes, then you have to buy a copy of
Windows XP. The Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade package I used cost $99 at
Fry's Electronics. Microsoft stopped selling Windows XP on June 30, 2008.
They did not recall retail copies shipped, however, so you might find a
retailer which still has copies on the shelf. I believe Fry's Electronics
*still* has copies available.
The Windows XP Professional Upgrade package will be $199. The only thing Pro
has over HE is Windows Domain network support, some detailed file security
settings, and Internet Information Systems (IIS SMTP, HTTP, and FTP
servers). You probably won't miss those if you get HE. I don't miss them at
all. (I run a third party mail server application on the HE computer better
features than the IIS SMTP server would have offered).
--
Norman
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