Upgrading from Windows 98 Upgrade Version

[Grant]

Does anyone know if I can upgrade to Windows XP
Professional Academic Upgrade Edition from Windows 98
Upgrade edition? My Windows 98 (first version) upgrade
edition was upgraded from Windows 95 Full version.

Thanks for any help.
Grant.

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Yes, you can upgrade.

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

Before upgrading any existing Windows installation, it would be prudent to
run the Upgrade Advisor for Windows XP. This tool will report what hardware
or software may be incompatible with Windows XP. If you follow the Upgrade
Advisor's recommendations, you should not have any problem upgrading to
Windows XP.

If you fail to utilize the Upgrade Advisor, you may run into incompatibility issues.
Just inserting the Windows XP Upgrade CD in the CD Drive and selecting
"upgrade" is not going to give you the desired result. You must "prepare and
plan" your computer before beginning the upgrade process.

Windows XP Upgrade Advisor
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307726

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

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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[Grant]

Thank you for that excellent reply. I was not aware of
the uprade advisor for Window XP.

I assume that my choice of upgrading conforms to
Microsoft's upgrade rules in New Zealand? I don't want to
find out I have illegally found a loop whole.

Thanks,
Grant.

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