[pchelpers] Re: XP Pro

Scott McNay wrote:
> Friday, April 13, 2007, 5:35:31 PM, you wrote:
>
> Is there some reason that you don't want to buy on eBay? It's probably
> quite safe as long as you check the seller ratings to be sure that
> they're high (high 90's), and that they've got a reasonable number of
> ratings. Also read the description carefully to be sure that you're
> getting what you think you are. You may also be able to find some on
> Amazon; Amazon has seller ratings also.
Thanks for the tips, Scott.  You mentioned a lot of things.  I will buy
from ebay if I have to.  I was just hoping to buy something in an actual
store because I can get it sooner and get started quicker.  That was the
only reason.  I still may buy from eBay if a better deal shows up.

The computer I'm trying to install this new operating system on is a
Pentium 4, 1.4 GHz and 512 MB ram. It appears the hard drive is
partitioned in two with a total of 80 gigs combined.  In time I was
hoping to install another drive and add Linux to it.  I almost
considered buying Vista except I didn't really want their Basic edition,
yet I haven't completely ruled it out.  I'd ultimately like the Premium
edition more so, but they recommend 1 GHz for Premium, and only 512 for
Basic.  I'm not sure if this machine's ram is upgradeable, but even if
it is, I don't really want to spend money upgrading the hardware.  I
think XP might run faster than Vista on this system and I definitely
don't want a sluggish operating system.  So I'm still deciding on that.

I do have Windows 2000 CD, also a Windows 95 CD.  This site gave some
useful tips on how I might proceed with the install.
http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=23826

Since the machine currently has ME on it (no CD's included) and I have
no desire to keep any remnants of it, I might just simply format the
drive, then try installing XP on the clean drive, and insert the 2000 or
95 CD when prompted.  It's true, I cannot install XP Home on top of
2000, but it looks like I can still use the CD when prompted as proof
that I have another version of Windows.

Susan








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