Windows 98 Gold

[koldapu]

can it be upgraded to windows xp professional?

 

[koldapu]

nvm, the website answered .that . . .

but what about this . . .

we have an old comp with windows 98 gold, and it has two hard drives, one we keep software, other . . . files . . .

anyways, if we upgrade to xp pro on the hdd that has software . . . we like to reformat and stuff (reinstall the os) . . . will it be okay with the xp pro cd being the upgrade version?

 

[koldapu]

oh one more question . . .lol . . .

what if i buy the oem version of xp pro and wipe out the first hdd and install that . . .can i reformat a lot?

 

[derrmc]

you lost me between the upgrade and reformat

 

[koldapu]

well, would i only be able to install once, or multiple times?

 

[derrmc]

well, would i only be able to install once, or multiple times?

You have to activate each time you clean install, so get most of your hardware changes first. by the way can the old machine handle xp?

 

[koldapu]

oh yeah, 384mb ram, 40gb hdd, 20gb hdd

its a business pc

 

[derrmc]

oh yeah, 384mb ram, 40gb hdd, 20gb hdd

its a business pc

go for it

 

[lazerman]

If there is no current operating system to be found- example: reformatted hdd, you can't install an upgrade copy of windows xp.

 

[koldapu]

so i would have to REINSTALL 98, then upgrade again?