-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win XP Full/Upgrade
- From: "Matt Moceri" <matt.moceri@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:02:25 -0400
G,
That pretty much tells me what I need to know. I've either never noticed a
file and setting transfer wizard or it's been so long I don't remember but I
understand. Some day I will try that transfer wizard and report back here.
Thanks, Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: GuitarMan
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win XP Full/Upgrade
Matt,
An upgrade WILL preserve all of your stuff, assuming those apps can be
run under WinXP. The install CD should also have a Conpatability Wizard
that will test your current system for any items that won't adjust well to
the XP environment.
Installing a full version means your current install of Win2K will be
ignored (removed if you only want one OS) and nothing will carry over.
However, there is an item on the XP install CD called "File and Settings
Transfer Wizard" that can be used on the old system BEFORE you install XP.
It will gather up the items you specifc and let you back them up. Assuming
all goes well (it didn't when I tried the utility), you'll then be able to
import all of that stuff into XP once it's up and running.
The truly best approach to take when upgrading operating systems is to
always start off with a clean install. That means installing the OS on a
blank hard drive space without any carryover from the older OS. Of course,
this makes backing everything up mandatory, but we should all be doing that,
anyway. The reason is pretty simple. When you install most programs, the
installer first determines what OS you're running. If that OS is not
supported, you'll get an error message telling you so. If it IS supported,
the installer can then pick & choose which files to copy to the Program
Files area based on the OS (not all apps work like this, but some carry
different EXE &/or DLL and other support files for different OS's). If you
later change the OS without reinstalling the app, the wrong old-app files
may be already installed and it might refuse to run. Worse yet, it may
behave strangely without giving a reason or warning. If that strange
behavior happens to include corrupting the files you open with it, you may
not realize what's going on until it's too late and some of your
irreplaceables are gone forever. Even if nothing like that happens, you're
still much more prone to instability throughout the system due to mismatched
versions.
There is a TON more I could say about this entire subject, but I expect
you already get the bigger picture from these few examples. If you have a
large enough hard drive in there, consider installing XP on a second
partition and dual-booting with Win2K. You can then try out the File and
Settings Transfer Wizard to see if your stuff will port well to XP. If it
does, you'll have that much more confidence in the idea of wiping out 2K and
replacing it with XP using the Transfer Wiz. O:)
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Moceri" <matt.moceri@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Win XP Full/Upgrade
> It's been such a long time since I've installed Windows XP, I have a few
> questions.
> If installing an upgrade version over say Win2000, are all the programs
> (icons) usable on the desktop or do you have to re-install all the
> programs?
>
> If it's a full version you're installing on a hard drive running say
> Win2000 and you only want one OS (XP) is there a way to again carry over
> all your programs (desktop icons included) without reinstalling all your
> programs?
>
> The answers to these questions will help me make up my mind in which
> version of XP I will purchase. In upgrade or Full.
>
> Thanks, Matt
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