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I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't get

heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a workout

(ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

 

I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a few

years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I want

to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student to put

on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is always best,

but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in starting him over

from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best thing.

 

His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

 

How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

 

How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

 

Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep all

the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP machines

are also FAT.

 

Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

 

Anything else I'm not thinking of?

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Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

 

"Jess Fertudei" <not@this.juncture.com> wrote in message

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>I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't

>get heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a

>workout (ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

>

> I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a few

> years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

> considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I want

> to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student to put

> on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is always best,

> but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in starting him over

> from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best thing.

>

> His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

> programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

>

> How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

>

> How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

>

> Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep all

> the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP machines

> are also FAT.

>

> Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

>

> Anything else I'm not thinking of?

 

You would get a far better and more robust installation if you

did not upgrade but installed Win2000 on a freshly formatted

partition. 5 GBytes is plenty for Win2000, provided you keep

all user data on drive D:.

 

Remember to back up all user files, including your EMail

files, before going ahead.

 

Win2000 does not have a System Restore facility.

Guest DL

Guest DL

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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

And why Fat, ntfs is more efficient (spacewise) & robust & if you dont use

win9* theres little point

 

"Jess Fertudei" <not@this.juncture.com> wrote in message

news:euUzF7WmIHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't

>get heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a

>workout (ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

>

> I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a few

> years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

> considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I want

> to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student to put

> on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is always best,

> but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in starting him over

> from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best thing.

>

> His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

> programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

>

> How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

>

> How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

>

> Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep all

> the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP machines

> are also FAT.

>

> Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

>

> Anything else I'm not thinking of?

>

>

>

>

>

Guest DL

Guest DL

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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

PS Office 2007 H&S requires 1.5gb free to install, there is no mention of

win2k being a supported o/s requirements

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101668651033.aspx#4

 

"Jess Fertudei" <not@this.juncture.com> wrote in message

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>I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't

>get heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a

>workout (ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

>

> I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a few

> years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

> considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I want

> to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student to put

> on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is always best,

> but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in starting him over

> from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best thing.

>

> His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

> programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

>

> How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

>

> How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

>

> Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep all

> the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP machines

> are also FAT.

>

> Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

>

> Anything else I'm not thinking of?

>

>

>

>

>

Guest philo

Guest philo

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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

 

"Jess Fertudei" <not@this.juncture.com> wrote in message

news:euUzF7WmIHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't

get

> heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a workout

> (ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

>

> I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a few

> years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

> considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I want

> to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student to put

> on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is always best,

> but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in starting him over

> from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best thing.

>

> His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

> programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

>

> How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

>

> How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

>

> Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep all

> the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP machines

> are also FAT.

>

> Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

>

> Anything else I'm not thinking of?

>

>

>

>

 

 

Not a good idea. If you do not have time to do a clean install...

then you certainly do not have the time to repair the damage and upgrade

*could* do.

 

Though a properly prepped win98 installation might be upgradable with no

problems...

there is a good chance you'd be left with problems. They could be

minor...but they could be major.

 

If Win2k is installed cleanly...there are unlikely to be any problems at

all.

 

 

Note: You can use the win2k upgrade cd to perform a clean install if you

still have your win98 cd . The win98 cd will serve

as qualifying product.

 

When installing win2k you have a choice of either fat32 or NTFS.

 

 

 

BTW: Once win2k is installed it is essential that you apply sp4 (if the cd

does not already have it integrated)

Next, install IE6 and then go to the Windows update page and apply all

critical updates. There will be a lot of them...

but I would not use the machine until it's updated.

 

Some folks recommend installing a virus checker before even putting the

machine on-line

Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett

Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett

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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

Office 2007 is not supported on Windows 2000.

 

"Jess Fertudei" <not@this.juncture.com> wrote in message

news:euUzF7WmIHA.4332@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

:I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't

get

: heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a workout

: (ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

:

: I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a few

: years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

: considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I want

: to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student to put

: on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is always best,

: but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in starting him over

: from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best thing.

:

: His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

: programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

:

: How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

:

: How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

:

: Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep all

: the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP machines

: are also FAT.

:

: Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

:

: Anything else I'm not thinking of?

:

:

:

:

:

Guest Dave Patrick

Guest Dave Patrick

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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

Be advised that upgrades from win9x almost always fail for any number of

reasons. Save yourself some time and trouble, given that you'll more than

likely end up with an unstable OS with all the remnants/ corruption left

behind from the upgrade. Best to blow it all away and go for the clean

install.

 

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup

disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000

CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute

makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the

prompts.

 

(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want

to boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom. Then *F6* very early and very

important (at setup is inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive

controller detection, and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later

you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver

for your drive controller in drive "A")

 

Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to

install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional

screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.

 

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of

the license agreement and continue the installation.

 

When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing

partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard

disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an

existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must

then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System

partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this

step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted

press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with

your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in

setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new

partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use

all available space.

 

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before

connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

 

Then

 

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B54730CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en

 

During Windows 2000 setup, at some point, will want to confirm the previous

operating system for the upgrade; at that point you'll simply insert the

qualified product install CD for it to verify. Then the install will

proceed.

 

Check the pc, mb or hardware manufacturer's web site for the latest bios and

or Windows 2000 drivers for your devices.

 

No restore in Windows 2000. Always best to use the native file system NTFS

 

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"Jess Fertudei" wrote:

>I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't

>get heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a

>workout (ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

>

> I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a few

> years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

> considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I want

> to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student to put

> on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is always best,

> but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in starting him over

> from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best thing.

>

> His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

> programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

>

> How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

>

> How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

>

> Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep all

> the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP machines

> are also FAT.

>

> Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

>

> Anything else I'm not thinking of?

>

>

>

>

>

Guest Jess Fertudei

Guest Jess Fertudei

Posted
Posted

Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

 

Installing all of his apps from scratch again really isn't an option at this

point. Can't go to work and drive the parent taxi and still invest that many

hours... heck... just reinstalling the plug-ins for his graphic apps would

take an entire day. I guess he's stuck with what he has.

 

This sucks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

news:uAM03UemIHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Be advised that upgrades from win9x almost always fail for any number of

> reasons. Save yourself some time and trouble, given that you'll more than

> likely end up with an unstable OS with all the remnants/ corruption left

> behind from the upgrade. Best to blow it all away and go for the clean

> install.

>

> To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or

> setup disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your

> Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and

> execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow

> the prompts.

>

> (Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want

> to boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom. Then *F6* very early and very

> important (at setup is inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent

> drive controller detection, and select S to specify additional drivers.

> Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied Windows

> 2000 driver for your drive controller in drive "A")

>

> Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to

> install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional

> screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.

>

> Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms

> of the license agreement and continue the installation.

>

> When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing

> partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard

> disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an

> existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you

> must then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System

> partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this

> step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are

> deleted press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter

> assignments with your new install) then restart the pc then when you get

> to this point in setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then

> press C to create a new partition and specify the size (if required).

> Windows will by default use all available space.

>

> Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before

> connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)

> http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE

> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx

> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

>

> Then

>

> Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B54730CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en

>

> During Windows 2000 setup, at some point, will want to confirm the

> previous operating system for the upgrade; at that point you'll simply

> insert the qualified product install CD for it to verify. Then the install

> will proceed.

>

> Check the pc, mb or hardware manufacturer's web site for the latest bios

> and or Windows 2000 drivers for your devices.

>

> No restore in Windows 2000. Always best to use the native file system NTFS

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "Jess Fertudei" wrote:

>>I have several machines that have 98SE on them. One in particular didn't

>>get heavy use, but now the 14 yr. old is doing his best to give it a

>>workout (ASUS A7V600X-E Sempron2400 w/ 512 PC3200DDR).

>>

>> I have a copy of 2000 Pro Upgrade here that I was going to use quite a

>> few years back, but never did (went with XP for that machine) and I was

>> considering putting it on his machine for a number of reasons (like I

>> want to add NAS to my wired router and I want to buy Office 2007 Student

>> to put on there for him and etc.) I am aware that a clean install is

>> always best, but in this instance I do not have the time to invest in

>> starting him over from scratch so I may do an upgrade as the next best

>> thing.

>>

>> His C drive is 13G and he currently uses about 8.5G for windows and

>> programs... his graphics files and such are on D.

>>

>> How much further will 2000 gobble up his C drive as an Upgrade?

>>

>> How about space needed to put Office Student 07 over 97Pro?

>>

>> Will it install to a FAT (was 98SE FAT32?) drive? I would like to keep

>> all the machines in the house using the same file format and so my XP

>> machines are also FAT.

>>

>> Does 2000 have the same Restore Points as XP Home?

>>

>> Anything else I'm not thinking of?

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

Guest Sid Elbow

Guest Sid Elbow

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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

Jess Fertudei wrote:

> Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

>

> Installing all of his apps from scratch again really isn't an option at this

> point. Can't go to work and drive the parent taxi and still invest that many

> hours... heck... just reinstalling the plug-ins for his graphic apps would

> take an entire day. I guess he's stuck with what he has.

>

> This sucks.

 

In my experience, re-installation is rarely (well never actually)

anything like the problem that it first appears to be once you knuckle

down to it.

 

Take a little time to dig up all the latest drivers that you need and

put them on a CD. Go through the existing system and see what

apps/utilities you actually *need* to re-install and which you can

discard (I'd be surprised if you can't discard at least 50% from a

system that's been in service for as long as Win98 implies). Gather the

install media for the needed installs (plus any updates).

 

Prioritize the remaining installs: those that are needed almost

immediately (say after OS installation, driver install and major

security fixes); secondary installs, that can wait until all upgrades

and patches are done and you have run a couple of days and are confident

in the stability of the installation; programs that can be installed

later on an "as needed" ( or "if needed") basis.

 

Given a little time here and there on the preparatory work, I've never

found the actual install to take more than a couple of hours. Little

more than the time taken for an upgrade and it is *certainly* the best

way to a stable system.

Guest Bob I

Guest Bob I

Posted
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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

 

 

Sid Elbow wrote:

> Jess Fertudei wrote:

>

>> Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

>>

>> Installing all of his apps from scratch again really isn't an option

>> at this point. Can't go to work and drive the parent taxi and still

>> invest that many hours... heck... just reinstalling the plug-ins for

>> his graphic apps would take an entire day. I guess he's stuck with

>> what he has.

>>

>> This sucks.

>

>

> In my experience, re-installation is rarely (well never actually)

> anything like the problem that it first appears to be once you knuckle

> down to it.

>

> Take a little time to dig up all the latest drivers that you need and

> put them on a CD. Go through the existing system and see what

> apps/utilities you actually *need* to re-install and which you can

> discard (I'd be surprised if you can't discard at least 50% from a

> system that's been in service for as long as Win98 implies). Gather the

> install media for the needed installs (plus any updates).

>

> Prioritize the remaining installs: those that are needed almost

> immediately (say after OS installation, driver install and major

> security fixes); secondary installs, that can wait until all upgrades

> and patches are done and you have run a couple of days and are confident

> in the stability of the installation; programs that can be installed

> later on an "as needed" ( or "if needed") basis.

>

> Given a little time here and there on the preparatory work, I've never

> found the actual install to take more than a couple of hours. Little

> more than the time taken for an upgrade and it is *certainly* the best

> way to a stable system.

 

 

The case that the intended operating system doesn't support the desired

installation of Office 2007 can't be fixed.

Guest Sid Elbow

Guest Sid Elbow

Posted
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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

Bob I wrote:

> The case that the intended operating system doesn't support the desired

> installation of Office 2007 can't be fixed.

 

Sure, but remaining with Win98 won't help that and Office 2007 was only

one of the reasons the OP gave for wanting to upgrade.

Guest Dave Patrick

Guest Dave Patrick

Posted
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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

Those old machines really aren't worth the bother. It's time for new

hardware anyway and this way you can take the time to do it right.

 

 

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"Jess Fertudei" wrote:

> Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

>

> Installing all of his apps from scratch again really isn't an option at

> this point. Can't go to work and drive the parent taxi and still invest

> that many hours... heck... just reinstalling the plug-ins for his graphic

> apps would take an entire day. I guess he's stuck with what he has.

>

> This sucks.

Guest Jess Fertudei

Guest Jess Fertudei

Posted
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Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

I don't see the hardware I listed as being an issue here. Maybe I'm missing

something.

 

Where should I see a Sempron 2400 (1.6G) machine as 'not worth the bother'?

It'll handle just about anything an everyday family user asks of it.

Bleeding edge software or very latest games it might not do, I guess, but...

It runs his demanding graphics and photo editing software just fine as well

as all of it's plug-ins, Empires, his favorite game web-sites and such. I

would like to run a later version of Office for his homework needs but I

don't see more than 1.6G or a dual or quad core as essential to that,

either.

 

It has only 512M of DDR, but I can slap another couple of sticks in it when

I get ready to upgrade.

 

I'll have to think about XP as an Upgrade, I guess. My understanding is that

it handles upgrades rather well.

 

 

 

Thanks to everyone who contributed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Those old machines really aren't worth the bother. It's time for new

> hardware anyway and this way you can take the time to do it right.

>

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "Jess Fertudei" wrote:

>> Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

>>

>> Installing all of his apps from scratch again really isn't an option at

>> this point. Can't go to work and drive the parent taxi and still invest

>> that many hours... heck... just reinstalling the plug-ins for his graphic

>> apps would take an entire day. I guess he's stuck with what he has.

>>

>> This sucks.

>

Guest Dave Patrick

Guest Dave Patrick

Posted
Posted

Re: 98SE upgrade to 2000

 

Typically any hardware that's been around since the days of Win9x is ready

to be retired. Upgrading from the hybrid 16/32 bit OS to the NT kernel is

more than likely to be problematic for any number of reasons.

 

 

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"Jess Fertudei" wrote:

>I don't see the hardware I listed as being an issue here. Maybe I'm missing

>something.

>

> Where should I see a Sempron 2400 (1.6G) machine as 'not worth the

> bother'? It'll handle just about anything an everyday family user asks of

> it. Bleeding edge software or very latest games it might not do, I guess,

> but... It runs his demanding graphics and photo editing software just fine

> as well as all of it's plug-ins, Empires, his favorite game web-sites and

> such. I would like to run a later version of Office for his homework needs

> but I don't see more than 1.6G or a dual or quad core as essential to

> that, either.

>

> It has only 512M of DDR, but I can slap another couple of sticks in it

> when I get ready to upgrade.

>

> I'll have to think about XP as an Upgrade, I guess. My understanding is

> that it handles upgrades rather well.

>

>

>

> Thanks to everyone who contributed.

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