Windows XP upgrade......

Saturday, November 13, 2004 by goblet | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Im considering upgrading my POS ME to XP, and i went to www.windows.com to get info on it. My comp meets all the qualifications except for the fact that i cant find my processor speed (MHz). Where would i look to find this info??

Thanks
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WOM
Reply #1 Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:18 PM
Go into control panel and click on system.


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Or all programs, accessories, tools then system info.
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EventHorizon
Reply #2 Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:18 PM
Start>>Run>> Type 'dxdiag' and press enter... Should be there.

EventHorizon
Reply #3 Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:18 PM
Ahh, three seconds.

Jafo
Reply #4 Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:51 PM

Since ME is a disaster of an OS...unless it was working perfectly for you [yeah, right] consider a clean install...not an 'upgrade'.

Your system [and peace of mind] will thank you....


Essencay
Reply #5 Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:48 PM
Jafo so is right...lose ME before installing ....you can still purchase the upgrade version though and it'll just ask for your ME install disk to verify you qualify for an upgrade, then install the whole system

goblet
Reply #6 Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:14 PM
Thanks guys, and yes i fkn hate ME sooooo much, so XP will be my Christmas gift this year. Ive already tried control panel>systems, info isnt there so im gonna try the other suggestions.


And Essencay, so i need to unistall all of ME, the install the whole XP system after using the ME disk to verify?

Thanks guys

goblet
Reply #7 Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:15 PM
Ok, i just tried ur suggestion EventHorizon, and i found the info.

Thanks

goblet
Reply #8 Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:16 PM
Ok, i just tried ur suggestion EventHorizon, and i found the info.

Thanks

EventHorizon
Reply #9 Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:00 PM
Ok, i just tried ur suggestion EventHorizon, and i found the info.Thanks



goblet
Reply #10 Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:19 PM
Ok, i have a couple more questions... DO any of you kno how this installation of XP to a comp previously using ME works? Do u know any ppl who have done it?

Essencay
Reply #11 Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:24 PM
When I installed XP on my machine, I burn all my important files to cd's then reformatted my harddrive....you'll have to do what's right for your situation. Since you have until Christmas....you should do some research at XP related sites

goblet
Reply #12 Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:05 AM
^^ ok, ill look into it.

ama02
Reply #13 Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:49 AM
Ok, i have a couple more questions... DO any of you kno how this installation of XP to a comp previously using ME works? Do u know any ppl who have done it?


I do...I upgraded from ME to XP two years ago. I had never done anything like that (on my own) but am so glad I did! Agree with Jafo...it's best to just do a clean install and start fresh. It took me several tries to get it right. Before I started, I bought a book called Windows XP - The Missing Manual, and studied the upgrade portion. Good luck! You'll not regret it!

bordfryr
Reply #14 Sunday, November 14, 2004 7:51 AM
Just a thought, go for Xp Pro, don't mess with the Home version.

goblet
Reply #15 Sunday, November 14, 2004 9:15 AM
Just a thought, go for Xp Pro, don't mess with the Home version.


I was actually considering that. What did you upgrade to ama02? And i will most def get that book. Thanks.


WOM
Reply #16 Sunday, November 14, 2004 10:30 AM
WOM has XP home on 1 puter and XP pro one the other.
I've had no problems with either, they both work great.



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bordfryr
Reply #17 Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:10 PM
I have Home and Pro also. Here is a link to compare the two:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowshome_pro.asp


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bordfryr
Reply #18 Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:13 PM
Hmmmmm, doesn't seem to work. ?????????
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ama02
Reply #19 Sunday, November 14, 2004 2:02 PM
I upgraded to XP Home...in retrospect, I probably should've/could've went with the Pro version, but I'll stick with this for now. I use Pro at work.

goblet
Reply #20 Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:24 PM
I was just talkin to som1 abt the upgrade, and he sed that completely uninstalling ME and then installing XP would require a reformat (which i knew) but i think this is too hard for me to do so i was wondering what can happen and wat is wrong with just installing XP without uninstalling ME first????

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