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Upgrade to Windows XP
Has anybody upgraded an Acer laptop from Win98 to Windows XP?
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Bob S hat in Betrag news:YLcjb.25186$3A6.11195
@twister.austin.rr.com dies gedichtet: Has anybody upgraded an Acer laptop from Win98 to Windows XP? I downgraded a TravelMate 612TX from Win XP home to Win2K professional and then back to Win XP pro. No problems. If you plan to upgrade your machine, you should check the follwing things: 1. Does Acer offer XP drivers for your machine on its website? (If so, XP will run on your machine) 2. Is your machine good enough for XP? The CPU should be at least a Pentium II with 300 MHz, (500 MHz or more is better). You should have at least 128 MB RAM and at least 5 GB Hard Disk space. 3. Do you use accessories, which will need a special driver (special mouse, external drive, scanner, graphics tablet)? Check with the web pages of the manufacturers to get the actual XP drivers. It would be a good idea to write all these drivers to either a floppy disc or a CD ROM. 4. Backup all data on your harddisk. They all will be lost after the upgrade. You should backup individual data such as texts, bookmarks and images. Program files are not as critical, as you can re-install the programs. Anyway, a complete image file (which contains all data) can be a good idea, so you can restore your current state, if the XP installation fails. 5. Check, which kind of XP license you have got. If you have an upgrade version, this version will require a given Windows installation. Check if your XP update license enables you to upgrade from Win98. If so, you should have the Win98 installation CD at hand. If you have a XP full version, it does not matter which kind of installation is on your machine. Stay away from XP restoration discs sold with other computers. these discs will not run on your machine. Create a Windows 98 boot floppy disc before you start the upgrade. 6. If you want to upgrade to XP you have two choices: You can keep your exisiting Windows installation and just have it upgraded, or you can completely delete the old Windows and install the new one. I would recommend the last one. A fresh installation will run far more stable and will save you a lot of disc space. However, it will require a lot more work, as you have to reinstall all programs and to restore all backed up data. Nevertheless, it is wotht the effort. 7. Delete your old stuff: Boot your machine from the Windows 98 boot floppy disc. Format your harddisc. Then reboot the computer, enter the BIOS and set the computer to boot from CD. Insert XP installation CD, install XP. During installation XP may detect new hardware and require some drivers. Use the drivers you have stored on floppy or CD before. If you use an upgrade version, XP will fail to detect an old Windows (as you have formatted your drive) and it will demand the Win98 installation disc. Follow the instructions on screen. 8. After Windows XP has been installed, re-install your programs, install tools supplied by acer (for touchpad, graphics adapter and other accessories) and restore personal data. You are done. Frank -- please replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Time Flies Like An Arrow - Fruit Flies Like A Banana |
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Bob S wrote in news:YLcjb.25186$3A6.11195
@twister.austin.rr.com: Has anybody upgraded an Acer laptop from Win98 to Windows XP? i upgraded my TravelMate 521TE. I decided to wipe the disk clean and install from scratch. And you know what? XP didn't prompt me for a single driver - it had them all!!! I think i might have installed the odd driver or two (for touchpad? sound?) from ACER, but if i recall correctly, it worked fine right away. I didn't upgrade the BIOS at all before installing (though the Acer site suggested it for some reason). And by the way, XP is running like a dream on my laptop, coming up on two years |
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