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Upgrading from Windows 98SE to XP?

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by bobrace

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I was thinking about purchasing Windows XP Upgrade. I have one question though. If I need to reinstall XP, since I will have an upgrade of XP, will I have to first reinstall 98SE and then the XP Upgrade or does Microsoft use some technology that will let me simply insert the 98SE CD during installation of XP just to verify I have the License for 98SE to use the XP Upgrade version?

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by maxwell edison

Greetings,

When you load Windows XP from scratch on a clean drive, the install process will ask you to insert a disk or CD that qualifies for the upgrade. Once you provide that disk or CD, the installation process will continue.

Regards,

MAxwell

by maxwell edison

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As an added note, be aware of possible hardware upgrade requirements as well. Windows XP requires the following as minimum hardware requirements:

300 MHz or greater Processor recommended (233 MHz minimum)

128 MB RAM recommended (64 MB minimum)

1.5 GB Hard Disk space for the operating system alone.

Super VGA video adapter and monitor (800x600)

Good luck,

Maxwell

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