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  1. Rob Gillespie

    Installing Win XP over Win ME

    Blimey, I', surprised at that Todd. You normally need a 'full' installation CD of a previous edition to get an upgrade to work. Good stuff!
  2. Rob Gillespie

    Installing Win XP over Win ME

    Mike, I doubt very much that you would be able to use that 98 Upgrade CD as 'proof'. It would seem that your only option is to upgrade the current Me installation, or set up for a dual boot. Of course, choosing the first option means you're unlikely to be able to recover the system if it goes...
  3. Rob Gillespie

    Installing Win XP over Win ME

    I thought they were going to allow one desktop and one laptop? Sure I heard that somewhere. This is the biggest beef I have with XP. I run two machines at home and have a variety of OSs on them. I do lot of 'messing about' and experimenting and there's absolutely NO WAY I'm paying for two...
  4. Rob Gillespie

    Installing Win XP over Win ME

    It depends on what they mean by an 'upgrade'. Performing an upgrade installation of Windows is never the best idea, especially when you're going from the 9x to NT kernal like with Me and XP. You are more likely to get problems by overwriting the current installation. It is always, always...
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