Upgrading from Windows ME to XP home edition

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A couple of
years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well the pc crashed and
I had to reload the system disks that came with it – the Windows Me disks. I
tried to do the upgrade to XP and it keeps stopping and saying I need to
remove the following blocking softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I
cannot locate this software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have
tried ‘add/remove’ programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and D
drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I can complete
the upgrade to XP home edition?

Look for Windows Messaging in Add/Remove Programs and uninstall if found.
--
Mike Maltby



Dakotawest wrote:

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A
couple of years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well
the pc crashed and I had to reload the system disks that came with it
â?" the Windows Me disks. I tried to do the upgrade to XP and it
keeps stopping and saying I need to remove the following blocking
softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I cannot locate this
software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have tried
â?~add/removeâ?T programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and
D drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I
can complete the upgrade to XP home edition?

I could not find "Windows Messaging" in the Add/Remove programs. Do you or
does anyone else have any other suggestions about this issue?

Russell

"Mike M" wrote:

Look for Windows Messaging in Add/Remove Programs and uninstall if found.
--
Mike Maltby



Dakotawest wrote:

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A
couple of years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well
the pc crashed and I had to reload the system disks that came with it
â?" the Windows Me disks. I tried to do the upgrade to XP and it
keeps stopping and saying I need to remove the following blocking
softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I cannot locate this
software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have tried
â?~add/removeâ?T programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and
D drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I
can complete the upgrade to XP home edition?

It looks to me, Mike said: "if found"?! H.


"Dakotawest" wrote in message
...
I could not find "Windows Messaging" in the Add/Remove programs. Do you
or
does anyone else have any other suggestions about this issue?

Russell

"Mike M" wrote:

Look for Windows Messaging in Add/Remove Programs and uninstall if
found.
--
Mike Maltby



Dakotawest wrote:

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A
couple of years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well
the pc crashed and I had to reload the system disks that came with it
â?" the Windows Me disks. I tried to do the upgrade to XP and it
keeps stopping and saying I need to remove the following blocking
softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I cannot locate this
software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have tried
â?~add/removeâ?T programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and
D drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I
can complete the upgrade to XP home edition?

I realize Mike said "if found", I was letting him and others know that I did
not find it and therefore need further assistance with this issue. Does
anyone know how I can find and remove the "Microsoft Shared Fax Client" from
my pc that currently has Windows ME on it? This piece of software (shared
fax client) is preventing me from upgrading to Windows XP home edition. Is
there a support phone number I can call to get help with this. I checked the
MS support page, but they indicated they no longer support Windows ME.

"webster72n" wrote:


It looks to me, Mike said: "if found"?! H.


"Dakotawest" wrote in message
...
I could not find "Windows Messaging" in the Add/Remove programs. Do you
or
does anyone else have any other suggestions about this issue?

Russell

"Mike M" wrote:

Look for Windows Messaging in Add/Remove Programs and uninstall if
found.
--
Mike Maltby



Dakotawest wrote:

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A
couple of years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well
the pc crashed and I had to reload the system disks that came with it
â?" the Windows Me disks. I tried to do the upgrade to XP and it
keeps stopping and saying I need to remove the following blocking
softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I cannot locate this
software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have tried
â?~add/removeâ?T programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and
D drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I
can complete the upgrade to XP home edition?

Your problem is in installing XP and not with Win Me. XP is fully
supported by Microsoft.
--
Mike Maltby



Dakotawest wrote:

I realize Mike said "if found", I was letting him and others know
that I did not find it and therefore need further assistance with
this issue. Does anyone know how I can find and remove the
"Microsoft Shared Fax Client" from my pc that currently has Windows
ME on it? This piece of software (shared fax client) is preventing
me from upgrading to Windows XP home edition. Is there a support
phone number I can call to get help with this. I checked the MS
support page, but they indicated they no longer support Windows ME.

START, CONTROL PANEL, ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS, if you don't see what you need
to remove scroll down until you see it. I don't really know if it will be
there but just a suggestion. I'm computer ignorant. But if this helps would
you let me know cause I may need it soon.
--
clw


"Dakotawest" wrote:

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A couple of
years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well the pc crashed and
I had to reload the system disks that came with it – the Windows Me disks. I
tried to do the upgrade to XP and it keeps stopping and saying I need to
remove the following blocking softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I
cannot locate this software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have
tried ‘add/remove’ programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and D
drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I can complete
the upgrade to XP home edition?

Dakotawest wrote:
I realize Mike said "if found", I was letting him and others know that I did
not find it and therefore need further assistance with this issue. Does
anyone know how I can find and remove the "Microsoft Shared Fax Client" from
my pc that currently has Windows ME on it? This piece of software (shared
fax client) is preventing me from upgrading to Windows XP home edition. Is
there a support phone number I can call to get help with this. I checked the
MS support page, but they indicated they no longer support Windows ME.

Find someone that has a full version of 98 or Me and do a clean install
of XP. When you go to install it, it will request media to prove you
have 98 or Me and you just stick the 98 or Me CD in and it checks it and
then continues the install. You will lose everything doing this so back
up anything you want to keep first.

Alias

"webster72n" wrote:

It looks to me, Mike said: "if found"?! H.


"Dakotawest" wrote in message
...
I could not find "Windows Messaging" in the Add/Remove programs. Do you
or
does anyone else have any other suggestions about this issue?

Russell

"Mike M" wrote:

Look for Windows Messaging in Add/Remove Programs and uninstall if
found.
--
Mike Maltby



Dakotawest wrote:

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A
couple of years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well
the pc crashed and I had to reload the system disks that came with it
â?" the Windows Me disks. I tried to do the upgrade to XP and it
keeps stopping and saying I need to remove the following blocking
softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I cannot locate this
software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have tried
â?~add/removeâ?T programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and
D drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I
can complete the upgrade to XP home edition?

Actually, I have talked to a MS technician and after several attempts, we
finally ended up booting from the XP upgrade disk and had to reformat the C
drive. Thankfully, I do regular backups and this was not a problem. I was
then able to get XP back on my pc and all is working fine now.

"carol" wrote:

START, CONTROL PANEL, ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS, if you don't see what you need
to remove scroll down until you see it. I don't really know if it will be
there but just a suggestion. I'm computer ignorant. But if this helps would
you let me know cause I may need it soon.
--
clw


"Dakotawest" wrote:

I purchased my pc a few years ago and it came with Windows Me. A couple of
years ago, I upgraded it to Windows XP home edition. Well the pc crashed and
I had to reload the system disks that came with it – the Windows Me disks. I
tried to do the upgrade to XP and it keeps stopping and saying I need to
remove the following blocking softwa Microsoft Shared Fax Server. Well I
cannot locate this software on my pc and therefore cannot remove it. I have
tried ‘add/remove’ programs, I have tried searching for it on the C and D
drives but I cannot find it. How do I remove this software so I can complete
the upgrade to XP home edition?