i heard when u upgrade from WINDOWS ME.....TO WINDOWS XP home edition upgrade verison with sp2.......it will ask u to choose between FULL INSTALL and UPGRADE which one do i choose????
2006-07-25 16:39:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
i dont want to keep windows ME and what would happen if i choose FULL INSATALL......versus UPGRADE.............which would be better if i dont want to have anything to do with windows ME.....
2006-07-25 16:46:47 · update #1
Please choose Upgrade if dont want to keep ME.please choose Full install if you want to keep ME too in the boot menu
hope that helps
lax
2006-07-25 16:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by lax 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you want to accomplish.
If you choose upgrade...
All settings and installed programs from Windows ME will be transferred to your new install of Windows XP. This is a great time-saver option. However, the disadvantage is that many problems, holes, or virus/spyware infections that you had in ME could also come over too into XP. If there is a lot of junk in your registry, it could also slow down the new install of XP. Also, some apps you had installed under ME might not be compatible in XP. So don't be surprised if some refuse to run if you choose this option.
If you choose a full install...
This is also known as a clean install. Your drive will be formatted in the process. All data that you didn't save to another location will be lost. It may sound drastic, but in fact, it is often the best option for overall stability and speed. If you go this route, be sure to select NTFS as your file system (as it's the better option for file security and speed on large hard drives). You will have to also reinstall any applications you had before in ME.
Realize too that if you bought an upgrade version of XP, it will prompt you to insert the Windows ME CD during install. If you bought the full retail version, then you won't have to worry about that. However, if you do have the upgrade version, realize that it cannot upgrade an OEM version of Windows. In other words, if ME came installed on your PC and you don't have the full licensed version, you cannot use an XP upgrade disc to upgrade it. Only the full retail version will work.
Good luck!
2006-07-25 23:43:41 · answer #2 · answered by C Bass 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you buy XP, make sure you get the upgrade... when you are in windows ME, place cd in the system it will ask you if you want to upgrade or do a full installation. The difference
Upgrade will copy all of your settings and programs into the new operation system (O/S)
If you do a FULL installation, you will actually be creating a DUAL BOOT system, so when you want XP you can go to XP and if you want to go back to ME you choose ME.
If your system came with ME it probably more then 4yrs old, so 98% of you driver (the device that are installed into your system, modem, network cars, printer, etc) will automatically install with all the newest drivers and have a CLEAN system no cookies, no temp files, no troubles, no original junk software)
2006-07-26 00:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by Vitamin G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you do an upgrade, it keeps all of your old files and settings in ME. In Full, It erases the hard drive (ME, file, settings), and it install XP with no links with ME. The Full would be best by what you said, but you can consider upgrade. You also need to check the disk if it is an upgrade disk. An upgrade disk will let you only upgrade and it won't and can't o a clean install.
2006-07-26 00:20:46 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo! Answerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
upgrade will keep all your settings and a full install will set up new settings for you so it depends on you either way will work
2006-07-25 23:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by native 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
upgrade full install is if you dont own aprevious version, you have a earlyer OS so you just need to upgrade
2006-07-25 23:43:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋