Mike
Wed Dec 22 04:56:11 CST 2004
This rather depends on your hardware, software and needs. However subject
to your hardware and software being suitable for use with XP and your
being willing to pay for the XP upgrade then yes, XP is an excellent
operating system and there is no reason why you should not upgrade.
The XP Upgrade Advisor (UpgAdv.exe) can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/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
mcmaltby@hotmail.com
Peter <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Is upgrading from windows ME to XP worth it ?