Upgrading Windows 98SE to Windows XP Professional

You must identify your VGA card (manufacturer, cipset, model, etc) and then search on Internet, a driver for WinXP.

Unless your video card is at least 8MB, realistically, you will have problems. Try to solve these problems by turning off hardware acceleration from Full to None, disable write combining, disable visual effects (using the Effects button on the Appearance tab of the Display applet). Also, the minimum requirements for XP include: 128MB RAM (although it will install with 64MB but will be slow--I use it with 64MB, no problem), SVGA 800 x 600. Also try to find an updated driver for your video card!

Powell, you are at the rock bottom of the minimum hardware to run XP.

My "rule of thumb" is to ALWAYS double the minimum system requirements published for any software.

You most likely have an OLD video card that does not have a driver for XP.

Options:

Replace the video card with one that you can download an XP driver.
ATI and Nvidia based cards are good choices.

Get a new system with a faster CPU and more RAM.

If you do install a newer video card, I recommend that you max out the amount of installed RAM on your motherboard.

Chas

Just to add a note....To identify all hardware & software installed on your system try the free for personal use Belarc Advisor. It's avail. for download at; www.belarc.com Install & launch it, all hardware and software will be listed along w/ all Key's on the installed software & OS's.

This may help you determine what video card is installed, system board and other PC cards, etc.