what do I need to upgrade my Windows98SE to Windows XP??

Question

I know I need that green box [or whatever color it is] you can buy at Office Depot or somewhere. I just want to upgrade the computer to XP Home Edition. Also, is there any parts I have to buy and/or install and do I need a memory upgrade???

Answer 1

All you need is the XP cd

Answer 2

Microsoft says:

The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP Home Edition are: • Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)

• At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)

• At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

• Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device

• Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution

• Sound card

• Speakers or headphones



But trust me...without at least a 800 mhz processor and 384 MB of RAM, XP will run like crap.



You are better off (and probably cheaper) to buy a new low-end computer with XP pre-installed.



Good luck.

Answer 3

If your system came originally with windows 98SE then most likely its a little old for windows XP. Windows XP will run on most old computers as long as you have enough hard drive space and at least 128 MB of system memory but it is such a resource hog that you machine will be painfully slow. Buying additional memory and adding a new hard drive will cost you just as much as buying a much faster and much newer machine with Windows already installed.



But if you want to give it a shot here are the minimum system requirements for windows XP Home Edition





PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended

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128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)

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1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.*

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Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor

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CD-ROM or DVD drive

Answer 4

When you ask this questtion, you should list the specification of your Windows 98 computer as detail as possible.



Before you upgrade to Windows XP, you should check whether your computer meets the system requirement for Windows XP or not. You can check the System Requirement for Windows XP Home Edition at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx . According to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;%5bLN%5d;837783, Windows XP Service Pack 2 may require more hard disk space than normal Windows XP.



And, you must have whether you have the device driver which support Windows XP for your hardware.



Windows XP have the built-in driver for processor and storage devices (hard disk drive, floppy drive, CD/DVD drive, USB Flash Drive, etc).



But for other hardware such as Motherboard's chipset, video card, sound card, modem, Network Interface Card, web camera, printer, scanner, non-storage based usb devices, and others, you have to install it yourself. Your hardware manufacturer may have already uploaded the latest version of the driver, which support Windows XP, to their website. You should download the latest version which support Windows XP.



You must purchase a new genuine Windows XP Home Edition CD.



If you already have Windows XP CD and used it to install Windows XP on another computer, you must not use the same cd to install Windows XP on your Windows 98. Each Windows XP CD come with one license which can only be used on only one computer. Microsoft does not allow you to install Windows XP on multiple computers with the same CD or same license. If you do it, it will break the license and it is illegal.

Answer 5

no just xp cd but irecomend upgrading the memory you need at least 256mb or itl be slowwer than a turtle

Answer 6

Just make sure that your computer has enough ram to handle P. For older computers P can really swallow your ram.