I have windows 98 on the work pc, Can I safely install xp over it?

1 check that your System Requirements match

the System Requirements for windows xp if your computer match the System Requirements

then just install and all will be fine

yes you can just pop the windows xp cd in and click on install windows xp then click on

upgrade option

if your trying to install windows xp on 2 computers then you may run in to problems

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Yes you will have problems unless that is an unused registered genuine xp disk. If it's your home system backup, then I think it's a crime to install it on another pc. YOu probably don't have admin permissions at work anyway/. Your boss will be happy when the boys from Microsoft knock on his door. Guess who gets to walk then??

Seems to me when I installed xp about 60% of my drivers were instantly obsolete and I spent days updating to xp drivers.

It's been plenty long now, why don't you research 98 to xp problems and solutions.

Whatever you do, make sure your data are backed up on cd or something.

In case you have enough free disk space I'd advise you to install XP as second OS .. then when computer starts you could select which Windows to run, it's easy, the main thing in this case is to prepare properly your drives on HDD, you are to have 2 primary disks.

If you install XP over 98 you would be to install Office programs again,.. configure your mail client again, etc... though your documents and files could be (safe) not deleted.

Yup! You can install XP over 98. Just install XP through Boot CD and You can install in different drive so u can have both 98 and XP

OR

While installing it'll ask you for quickformat/format C DRIVE do it carefully don't format any other drive(you may lose all your data in that drive) and before doing this method take backup of required files from C DRIVE that includes files in desktop, my documents, etc.

Honest Answer: Don't know! There are too many variables unknown, as Computers during 99 to 2001 when '98 stopped selling, are in the bottom bracket of the XP systems. XP most probably will run, but will it run well is really the question, and with all it's hardware working. That computer is now over 5 years old, now considered a old PC in today's fast moving market.

No, don't do it.

1) Your Windows XP disk is licensed for your home pc, not work pc.

2) Companies Risk Big Penalties for Copying Software

3) Your work pc probably doesn't meet Windows XP minimum requirements.

No problem if you have the momery, bring your ram to 512 for max preformance. Window will take care of Win 86 for you while it installs. Do not delete Win 98, you need it to install XP

Its quite easy to install windows xp over windows98.

U don't needed to backup any datas .

Boot ur system in windows98, now insert in windowsxp cd in the cd-driver.

Through autoplay ur cd u can able to install the fresh copy of windowsxp which may loose ur current software that u had installed or

U can able to upgrade win98 to windowsxp with out loosing the softwares that all ready installed. may be some softwares needed to re-install.

by choosing option while installing.

Ram

Yes, you can safely install Windows XP over it.

yes dear, u can do it easily. Ur 98 version will automatically get replaced by xp.