Installing XP over W98se - GoFuckYourself.com

Naughty · 06-21-2003, 03:32 PM

That won't work, will it?

I'd hate to backup all my shit first and install everything I have running on this pc again.

BigFrog · 06-21-2003, 03:34 PM

yes it will. but yes, you will have to backup everything.

ThunderBalls · 06-21-2003, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by Naughty
That won't work, will it?

I'd hate to backup all my shit first and install everything I have running on this pc again.

Yes it will work but I would highly recommend formatting your hard drive and getting a clean install.

loverboy · 06-21-2003, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by BigFrog
yes it will. but yes, you will have to backup everything.

Format your HD

Naughty · 06-21-2003, 04:22 PM

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Originally posted by ThunderBalls
Yes it will work but I would highly recommend formatting your hard drive and getting a clean install.

There's a 1000 programs on that pc. I do not even wish that on my worst enemy - if I had one.

The Click · 06-21-2003, 04:24 PM

format c:

Project-Shadow · 06-21-2003, 04:42 PM

Moving to XP would be your worst move ever.. 0_o

98SE is my fave M$ O/S...
The rest can

06-21-2003, 04:48 PM

I don't know how you could stand installing that over 98. A clean install is the best way to go. I try to do a format and fresh install once a year to clean all the shit out of it.

I hated XP at first too, until I changed the interface so it looked like the old style. It's worth upgrading just for NTFS alone.

Naughty · 06-21-2003, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by Project-Shadow
Moving to XP would be your worst move ever.. 0_o

98SE is my fave M$ O/S...
The rest can

Well .. if it wasn't for this
http://bbs.gofuckyourself.com/showth...hreadid=145485
I wouldn't even consider it.

Evil Dick, I have had the old interface since day one. It is just like w98, only better

madps · 06-21-2003, 07:22 PM

You can install XP on a seperate partition on your hard drive and dual boot, in order to give yourself plenty of time to re-install your programs from Win98.

XP has a boot manager in it, but I would reccomend creating a seperate partition and changing the active primary for the install, this way you could wipe out Win98 without problems when you are ready. Partition Magic has a good boot manager for doing this.

It is a very bad idea to install XP over Win98, you will be plagued with problems. A clean install is the only way to go.
Good Luck.

nemesis · 06-21-2003, 07:25 PM

I have installed xp over 98 without any problems. But that was my exgf computer which is only used for surfing, e-mail etc. But if your pc is full of programs that eat a lot of resources you better make a fresh install.

High Quality · 06-21-2003, 07:27 PM

Yes it can be done.

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madps Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 339	You can install XP on a seperate partition on your hard drive and dual boot, in order to give yourself plenty of time to re-install your programs from Win98. XP has a boot manager in it, but I would reccomend creating a seperate partition and changing the active primary for the install, this way you could wipe out Win98 without problems when you are ready. Partition Magic has a good boot manager for doing this. It is a very bad idea to install XP over Win98, you will be plagued with problems. A clean install is the only way to go. Good Luck. __________________ <a href="http://www.webair.com/refer.php?refid=204" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.adultplaystation.com/resources/webair.gif" width="88" height="31" border="0"></a><br>

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06-21-2003, 04:48 PM	#8
evildick Guest Posts: n/a	I don't know how you could stand installing that over 98. A clean install is the best way to go. I try to do a format and fresh install once a year to clean all the shit out of it. I hated XP at first too, until I changed the interface so it looked like the old style. It's worth upgrading just for NTFS alone.

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nemesis Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: home Posts: 1,335	I have installed xp over 98 without any problems. But that was my exgf computer which is only used for surfing, e-mail etc. But if your pc is full of programs that eat a lot of resources you better make a fresh install.