Upgrading ME to XP

If I want to upgrade Win ME to Win XP do I have to
uninstall Win ME first or will Win XP just load over Win
ME?

When you insert the XP CD and start the install you will be offered various
options including upgrading your Win Me system and clean installing XP.

Win Me can be upgraded to XP, both Home & Pro although it is advisable to
first run the XP Upgrade Advisor to check what applications may first have to
be uninstalled and then either reinstalled or even replaced following the
upgrade. Some users will tell you that you should clean install XP but that
isn't really necessary, especially where you wish to retain your existing
installed applications since upgrading from Win Me to XP is in effect a clean
install of the operating system as, unlike an upgrade from say 98SE to Win Me,
you are upgrading the underlying system from one using the 9x kernel to one
using the NT kernel.

The XP Upgrade Advisor (UpgAdv.exe) can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...ng/advisor.asp but
note that this is a large program being around 32MB is size. If you only have
a dial-up connection it might be worth looking for a magazine that has
included the Upgrade Advisor on their cover CD. The advisor will give you a
clue as to any XP drivers required that aren't on the XP CD and programs for
which you will have to obtain updates. Some applications will have to be
uninstalled prior to upgrading after which they can often be reinstalled
although in some cases the application will first have to be upgraded to an XP
compatible version. The Upgrade Advisor is also included on the XP CD.

For a more extensive discussion of upgrading see Gary Woodruff's article at
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Charlie Scott wrote:

If I want to upgrade Win ME to Win XP do I have to
uninstall Win ME first or will Win XP just load over Win
ME?

-----Original Message-----
If I want to upgrade Win ME to Win XP do I have to
uninstall Win ME first or will Win XP just load over Win
ME?
.
NO! It will over-ride the existing OS system...