Upgrade

[Guest Lynn]

Can I upgrade from Windows ME to Vista? If so, can which software should I

use new software, purchase the back-up software or download from the

website....

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Upgrade

 

No, you will have to clean install. More important though is that I don't

think that a PC currently running Win Me is going to run very Vista very

well if at all. Vista really needs lots of oomph, ideally 2GB or more of

RAM and a decent processor such as a dual core as well as a recent video

card, perhaps a maximum of two years old if you are going to enjoy the

delights (eye candy) that is Aero (this is the Vista graphics interface).

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

Lynn <Lynn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Can I upgrade from Windows ME to Vista? If so, can which software

> should I use new software, purchase the back-up software or download

> from the website....

[Guest Heirloom]

Re: Upgrade

 

You should also consider, if a lot of your software is as old as your Me, it

will probably not be Vista compatible. The same can be said for your

hardware, like your printer.

Heirloom, old and sticking with XP

 

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

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> No, you will have to clean install. More important though is that I don't

> think that a PC currently running Win Me is going to run very Vista very

> well if at all. Vista really needs lots of oomph, ideally 2GB or more of

> RAM and a decent processor such as a dual core as well as a recent video

> card, perhaps a maximum of two years old if you are going to enjoy the

> delights (eye candy) that is Aero (this is the Vista graphics interface).

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>

>

> Lynn <Lynn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

>> Can I upgrade from Windows ME to Vista? If so, can which software

>> should I use new software, purchase the back-up software or download

>> from the website....

>

[Guest monkey_cartman@yahoo.com]

Re: Upgrade

 

 

 

Lynn wrote:

> Can I upgrade from Windows ME to Vista? If so, can which software should I

> use new software, purchase the back-up software or download from the

> website....

 

Look at PcLinux as a possible operating system upgrade solution, which

is an easy to use Linux.

 

The community is very helpful.

 

Windows 2000 is a friendly upgrade to ME.

[Guest Joan Archer]

Re: Upgrade

 

You've got that wrong, you can't upgrade ME to 2000 <g>

Joan

 

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<monkey_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>

>

> Lynn wrote:

>> Can I upgrade from Windows ME to Vista? If so, can which software should

>> I

>> use new software, purchase the back-up software or download from the

>> website....

>

> Look at PcLinux as a possible operating system upgrade solution, which

> is an easy to use Linux.

>

> The community is very helpful.

>

> Windows 2000 is a friendly upgrade to ME.

[Guest monkey_cartman@yahoo.com]

Re: Upgrade

 

 

 

Joan Archer wrote:

> You've got that wrong, you can't upgrade ME to 2000 <g>

> Joan

>

> --

You are right,

 

It is however still supported and for me, even if WINME was still

supported, it would still be an upgrade.

[Guest John John]

Re: Upgrade

 

monkey_cartman@yahoo.com wrote:

>

> Joan Archer wrote:

>

>>You've got that wrong, you can't upgrade ME to 2000 <g>

>>Joan

>>

>>--

>

> You are right,

>

> It is however still supported and for me, even if WINME was still

> supported, it would still be an upgrade.

 

It is not supported and it is a recipe for disaster. Windows 2000 does

not upgrade very well from any W9x versions, all of these upgrades are

doomed to eventually fail and it is an upgrade that few of the experts

recommend. Windows XP handles these upgrades much more gracefully than

Windows 2000.

 

John