w98 to xp

devlin · Post by **devlin** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:34 pm

I want to change my os to xp but not an upgrade version any one know of a reliable source for the install cd I have heard there is a awfull lot of rubbish out there making all sorts of claims
Thanks in advance
Devlin

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:54 pm

W98 wasnt one of MS bests effort, if any of them are

Not sure I fully understand what you are asking but I would go for a re-build. i.e. backup your data, re-initialise your drive and install XP then put your data back.

RichieP · Post by **RichieP** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:27 pm

What processor do you have? How much RAM?

njs · Post by **njs** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:17 pm

Amazon.co.uk are selling XP OEM for new build (not upgrade) for about £55. Thats about the cheapest I've found when I updated my wifes pc a couple of weeks ago.

devlin · Post by **devlin** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:31 pm

Thanks gang
I think its gonna be amazon for the oem
Devlin

RichieP · Post by **RichieP** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:03 pm

It's cheap but could be a waste of money if your system isn't up to it. Can you answer my previous question?

Steomac · Post by **Steomac** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:53 pm

You won't be able to run Windows XP on a really old system mate just to let you know.

You will need at least the following I'd imagine:-
P2 300mhz, 128mb ram, 2GB h/drive, etc.

£55 to £89 is the average price I have seen Windows XP being sold for.

devlin · Post by **devlin** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:58 pm

meant to reply sooner but been busy don,t really know whats in the computer but I had a check done by a mate and as far as he,s concerned the machine is well up to handling XP
Thanks to all Dev

devlin · Post by **devlin** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:37 am

win xp pro now installed works great with no probs at install Thanks again to all for the help
Dev

fire1 · Post by **fire1** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:24 am

First of all,u need to check ur system minimum requriments to upgrade form 98 to xp.put the windows xp cd in cd rom and then use this command as it is.. j:/i386/winnt32/checkupgradeonly,where j is the drive letter.