Re: upgrade from win98 to winxp?
98 Guy
> I want to upgrade to windows XP. My computer is a GATWAY G6-350?
> HOW CAN I UPGRADE MY SYSTEM?
That computer dates to the 1998 - 1999 time frame. It probably has a
350 mhz Pentium-II cpu, and between 128 to 256 mb ram. It has
integrated video (no AGP) with 4mb video ram.
It's a very low-performance machine, even by 2005 standards.
The question is not so much "can you upgrade" to XP. The question is -
is it worth it?
If you want to upgrade, here's what you do:
1) Obtain a Windows XP product key. The product key can be found on the
sticker that's stuck to most PC's. If a friend or family member has an
XP PC, then it should have a sticker with a product key on it. The
product key is a sequence of numbers and letters arranged as 5 groups of
5 characters in each group.
2) Obtain a Windows XP CD. Someone with a PC with XP might have a CD.
If not, you can actually download a Windows XP-SP3 CD from Microsoft.
It's a 550 mb ISO image file.
3) Get a new hard drive. If the hard drive in your PC is the original
drive, then it's a small miracle that it's still working. Hard drives
that are used every day have a theoretical life of about 5 years. Your
drive will not have much life left in it. Don't get anything larger
than 80 gb, because your PC will not be compatible with any drive larger
than 80 gb.
4) Add more ram. You should have at least 512 mb ram to run XP. If the
board will take it (odds are 50/50 it won't) then bring the ram up to 1
gb.
If you do all the above, then you should be able to install XP.
But I think it's a waste of time on that computer.
MEB
> JAMO wrote:
>
>> I want to upgrade to windows XP. My computer is a GATWAY G6-350?
>> HOW CAN I UPGRADE MY SYSTEM?
>
> That computer dates to the 1998 - 1999 time frame. It probably has a
> 350 mhz Pentium-II cpu, and between 128 to 256 mb ram. It has
> integrated video (no AGP) with 4mb video ram.
>
> It's a very low-performance machine, even by 2005 standards.
>
> The question is not so much "can you upgrade" to XP. The question is -
> is it worth it?
>
> If you want to upgrade, here's what you do:
>
> 1) Obtain a Windows XP product key. The product key can be found on the
> sticker that's stuck to most PC's. If a friend or family member has an
> XP PC, then it should have a sticker with a product key on it. The
> product key is a sequence of numbers and letters arranged as 5 groups of
> 5 characters in each group.
>
> 2) Obtain a Windows XP CD. Someone with a PC with XP might have a CD.
> If not, you can actually download a Windows XP-SP3 CD from Microsoft.
> It's a 550 mb ISO image file.
Are you nuts... XP is a supported OS and does take registration to
legally use.
So you suggest this party STEALS the key from a friend [compromising
the legality of that friend's computer], and use another friend's XP CD
with the illegal key, or an illegal key with the supposed download from
Microsoft. Take your garbage back to the forums which support software
piracy...
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98 Guy
> >> I want to upgrade to windows XP. My computer is a GATWAY G6-350?
> >> HOW CAN I UPGRADE MY SYSTEM?
> > If you want to upgrade, here's what you do:
> >
> > 1) Obtain a Windows XP product key.
> >
> > 2) Obtain a Windows XP CD.
>
> Are you nuts... XP is a supported OS and does take registration to
> legally use.
And I told him how to obtain the necessary information to perform the
registration. I told him how to find a working product key and use it
to perform a new installation that can be registered with Micro$haft.
> So you suggest this party STEALS the key from a friend
> [compromising the legality of that friend's computer],
There is no theft and there is no comprimising any existing
installation.
> and use another friend's XP CD with the illegal key
The friend's key is not illegal. Why do you assert that it is?
> or an illegal key with the supposed download from Microsoft.
I'll post the download link if you want to see it.
And again, a product key taken from a friend's PC is not an illegal key.
> Take your garbage back to the forums which support
> software piracy...
It's not piracy when it's no longer available for sale.
How can something be pirated when it's no longer being produced or sold
by it's owner?
MEB
On 04/17/2010 08:45 AM, 98 Guy wrote:
> MEB wrote:
>
>>>> I want to upgrade to windows XP. My computer is a GATWAY G6-350?
>>>> HOW CAN I UPGRADE MY SYSTEM?
>
>>> If you want to upgrade, here's what you do:
>>>
>>> 1) Obtain a Windows XP product key.
>>>
>>> 2) Obtain a Windows XP CD.
>>
>> Are you nuts... XP is a supported OS and does take registration to
>> legally use.
>
> And I told him how to obtain the necessary information to perform the
> registration. I told him how to find a working product key and use it
> to perform a new installation that can be registered with Micro$haft.
Look stupid, I have asked you nicely several times to take your illegal
piracy to other forums. Would you like me to proceed otherwise?
98 Guy
> > And I told him how to obtain the necessary information to perform
> > the registration. I told him how to find a working product key
> > and use it to perform a new installation that can be registered
> > with Micro$haft.
>
> Look stupid, I have asked you nicely
hardly
> several times to take your illegal piracy to other forums.
> Would you like me to proceed otherwise?
I would like you to proceed to take your head and shove it as far up
your arse as is possible.
And my advice to the OP still stands.
Look on the sides or the back of a PC with XP on it, write down the
product-key sequence, and use that product key for your new installation
of XP.
Use a digital camera (set it to macro mode) to take a picture of the
product-key sticker to you can enlarge and examine it closely at your
convienence.
MEB
> MEB wrote:
>
>>> And I told him how to obtain the necessary information to perform
>>> the registration. I told him how to find a working product key
>>> and use it to perform a new installation that can be registered
>>> with Micro$haft.
>>
>> Look stupid, I have asked you nicely
>
> hardly
>
>> several times to take your illegal piracy to other forums.
>> Would you like me to proceed otherwise?
>
> I would like you to proceed to take your head and shove it as far up
> your arse as is possible.
>
Remember YOU determined how this proceeds...
98 Guy
> > I would like you to proceed to take your head and shove it as
> > far up your arse as is possible.
>
> Remember YOU determined how this proceeds...
No. You do.
Not that anyone or anything could ever influence you.
Your deranged posting style will continue - regardless.
MEB
> MEB wrote:
>
>>> I would like you to proceed to take your head and shove it as
>>> far up your arse as is possible.
>>
>> Remember YOU determined how this proceeds...
>
> No. You do.
No, you made the determination.
>
> Not that anyone or anything could ever influence you.
>
> Your deranged posting style will continue - regardless.
HAHA, seems there are several dozen in these forums that feel you are a
moron... you're not deranged of course, you're just too stupid to
understand anything...