Yes you can install XP over ME but many have had problems. It is best to do a clean install of XP. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 12:37 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > I answered this - but don't think it went because my system crashed. > I really can't help much - my son did it and he put the xp on a brand new drive - > I think you can, but it's best to install as clean as you can - the experts can tell you!! > Sry - > Cris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff Ross > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:46 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > > Chris, > I have a dimension that is also 3-4 years old with ME on it. Can you > install XP Pro or Home over ME, or do you have to uninstall ME first? Also, > did you lose all of your programs and stuff (except doc's you could back > up)? > Thanks, > JLR > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:40 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > > > > My dell is a hair over 3 years old - one of their Dimensions - and other > than > > them replacing the power supply and floppy drive, it's the best system > I've ever > > owned - so I guess it is relative too, to what you've had prior to a > dell - and > > what they are currently offering also - doesn't mean that a new dell would > be as > > good as this older one! I guess you have to definitely buy their longer > service > > plan if you buy one today - > > And, I'm curious, since my warrenty expired in october - if something > breaks > > now, I figured I was on my own - so since I figured I was on my own, I > figured > > it would be ok to remove the windows ME operating system from the original > hard > > drive that came with the computer - that I had to keep intact in order t o > keep > > the warrenty intact. > > CrisS > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: David Weaver > > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:39 AM > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > > > > > > You're one of the lucky few then. Their incident rates have gone up in > > the past couple of years on new equipment, including total computer > > DOAs, harddisk DOAs, modem DOAs. Dell's quality parts were at one time > > just that quality, but they are starting to go proprietary too to lock > > in the customer. Totally unnecessary if you make a quality product. > > > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wyatt M. Portendt > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 12:10 AM > > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > > > > Maybe so...but thus far the Dell we bought hasn't *needed* tech support. > > It's run flawlessly out of the box, comes with actual reinstall disks > > (not > > restore disks) and appears to be built with quality parts compared to > > other > > packaged systems. I'd highly recommend them. > > > > On 12/5/2003 at 11:38 AM a whisper was heard, and the one known as cris > > was > > rumoured to have uttered.... > > > > | *sigh > > | too bad - they're screwing themselves and people will get > > | discusted and stop > > | buying from them. > > | > > | Don't want a laptop.... > > | no clue who to trust around me to build one - and who > > really > > | does build them - > > | > > | still looking at those medion's at Costco....(still > > dreaming > > | that one day I'll > > | get a new PC ! LOL) > > | > > | CrisS > > | ----- Original Message ----- > > | From: David Weaver > > | To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > | Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:27 AM > > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > > | > > | > > | No they won't. Because they are one of the big three. You > > | want a great > > | PC with great service I can recommend Toshiba laptops, and > > | custom built > > | PCs depending on the builder. > > | > > | Dave > > | > > | -----Original Message----- > > | From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > | [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cris > > | Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:09 AM > > | To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > > | > > | It's definitely going to hit them where it hurts at some > > point. > > | they all seem to cycle thru being good and being bad and > > being > > | soo so - > > | and caring and not caring. > > | CrisS > > | ----- Original Message ----- > > | From: David Weaver > > | To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > | Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:08 AM > > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dell - tech support > > | > > | > > | > > | For small business and enterprise users only. And they > > will > > | want to > > | save money, so do you really think they are going to hire > > | technical > > | people or the people who can read a step-by-step manual? > > And > > | knowing > > | Dell's penchant for trying to go the cheapest way possible > > it > > | won't last > > | long. > > | > > | Dave > > | -----Original Message----- > > | From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > | [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cris > > | Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:33 PM > > | To: PCTechTalk > > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- dell - tech support > > | > > | A friend just wrote to me that she heard that Dell got so > > much > > | grief > > | about > > | moving their tech support out of the US, that they're > > moving > > | it back. > > | Has anyone else heard this ?? > > | CrisS > > | > > | > > | > > | To unsub or change your email settings: > > | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > | > > | To access our Archives: > > | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > | > > | For more info: > > | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > | > > | To unsub or change your email settings: > > | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > | > > | To access our Archives: > > | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > | > > | For more info: > > | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > | To unsub or change your email settings: > > | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > | > > | To access our Archives: > > | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > | > > | For more info: > > | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > | > > | To unsub or change your email settings: > > | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > | > > | To access our Archives: > > | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > | > > | For more info: > > | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > | > > | To unsub or change your email settings: > > | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > | > > | To access our Archives: > > | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > | > > | For more info: > > | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > Powered by Calypso Email - Control by Outpost Pro and MailWasher > > Email should not be stressful! > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk