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Curious1 in Arizona
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 3:21 am Post subject:
Installing Windows XP |
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I have an old laptop a Compaq Presario 1650. When this was purchased it was
installed with Windows 98. Can I install Windows XP to this computer? It's
about 4-5 years old. |
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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Bruce Chambers
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:56 am Post subject:
Re: Installing Windows XP |
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Curious1 in Arizona wrote:
| Quote: | I have an old laptop a Compaq Presario 1650. When this was purchased it was
installed with Windows 98. Can I install Windows XP to this computer? It's
about 4-5 years old.
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According to HP's website, that model be obtained with a CPU no faster
than 266 MHz and a maximum of 96 Mb of RAM. This means that it cannot
meet WinXP's _minimum_ hardware requirements.
Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are capable
of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.
You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.
HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639
Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
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Rodney Kelp
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:07 am Post subject:
Re: Installing Windows XP |
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Probably.
"Curious1 in Arizona" <Curious1inArizona@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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| Quote: | I have an old laptop a Compaq Presario 1650. When this was purchased it was
installed with Windows 98. Can I install Windows XP to this computer? It's
about 4-5 years old.
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