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laptop upgrade from ME to XP
Name: corey Date: December 11, 2002 at 19:26:27 Pacific OS: win ME celeron 700 CPU/Ram: 65mb
Comment:
want to upgrade current ME o/s to XP, is ther going to be a problem for me with e current drivers? my laptop is a COMPAQ PRESARIO 1200.
don't want to upgrade to find more probs than before........ suggestions????????
Name: capt Date: December 11, 2002 at 19:38:40 Pacific
Reply:
Go to one of the XP upgrade websites, like PC World and run a scan to see what hardware/software compatibility problems you will have. You will need to get some more RAM, as 68 is not enough for XP. If your laptop is working good for you, use the experts advise and leave things alone. Take care and all the best!
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Response Number 2
Name: www Date: December 11, 2002 at 19:52:28 Pacific
Summary: Check the Microsoft HCL to see if all your devices and system components are listed. Funnily enough I had similar problems when attempting to upgrade from ME to XP. But thankfully I managed to get 2K ...
Summary: Does anyone think its a good idea to upgrade from ME to XP? If so how easy is it to do, and will it erase any of my files or anything? Could some one give me the low down on this? ...
Summary: Dan, Don't do it unless there are some compelling reasons to do so. You may have to go hunting for some XP drivers and spend hours trying to get stuff to work (if ever). I know many upgrade from ME t...
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