Possible to install XP ontop of win98?

[igotyofire]

Without loosing files that are currently on the disk. I dont think it is but a friend is asking me

 

[GeckoEcho421]

You mean a dual-boot system?

 

[igotyofire]

updating withour reformating the drive or partitioning, not a dual boot

 

[papaj]

Hi

A few factors

1) These are the hardware requirements, your install may still work even if some of these are not met but probably not great

Hardware Requirements-

* 233 megahertz (MHz) Pentium or higher microprocessor (or
equivalent)
* 128 megabytes (MB) recommended (64 MB of RAM minimum;
4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM maximum)
* 1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk
* VGA monitor
* Keyboard
* Mouse or compatible pointing device
* CD-ROM or DVD drive

2) If you chose upgrade MS says that it should keep your existing files and application, how accurate this will be with your system I am not sure. As always backup

During an upgrade, the Windows XP Setup Wizard replaces existing
Windows files but preserves your existing settings and applications.
Some applications might not be compatible with Windows XP Professional
and therefore might not function properly after an upgrade. You can
upgrade to Windows XP Professional from the following
operating systems:

* Windows 98 (all versions)
* Windows Millennium Edition
* Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (Service Pack 6 and later)
* Windows 2000 Professional (including service packs)
* Windows XP Home Edition


I obtained the info from the readme file which came on the Win XP Professional CD

 

[igotyofire]

so usually when u upgrade you just stick in disk i assume while win98 is running and it should say upgrade?

 

[Osiris]

It should...upgrade or new installation (advanced)