Windows xp upgrade from ME

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jonathan - 18 Oct 2004 14:49 GMT

I am upgrading form me to xp as ME is full of faults my
computer crashes frezes and frequently is low on resources.

To get rid of these problems do I need to do a total hard
disck wipe or will installing xp get rid of the me
hicupps???

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Will Denny - 18 Oct 2004 14:58 GMT

Hi

It's never a good idea to upgrade like that hoping to get rid of any
problems your system may have. Try and sort those problems out first,
unless you are sure that you want to perform a 'clean' install of XP.
Upgrading with problems will probably carry those forward.

Check the following articles out:

"HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to
Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316639&Product=winxp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/advisor.mspx

If you do want to 'clean' install XP, the following article by Michael
Stevens will help you. Don't forget to backup any data files beforehand
that you may need later on:

"Clean Install Windows XP"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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>I am upgrading form me to xp as ME is full of faults my
> computer crashes frezes and frequently is low on resources.
>
> To get rid of these problems do I need to do a total hard
> disck wipe or will installing xp get rid of the me
> hicupps???

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