I have a genuine liscence key of windows 98 SE now can I give to microsoft for a genuine key of Windows XP and if I can Than how?
2006-12-30 03:50:50 · 8 answers · asked by Hasnain R 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You can upgrade to XP from any windows OS platform you have. 95-98-2000-ME Just get the Upgrade version if you want to save a little bit. Check www.tigerdirect.com You can use the upgrade XP even on a blank (new) HDD...you will just be ask for a previous MS OS disk ie:95-98-2000-ME to validate the Upgrade...Thanks
2006-12-30 04:01:30 · answer #1 · answered by computer_surplus2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to buy a new copy of Windows XP from Microsoft. However, you can save money with the upgrade pricing, assuming that you're willing to surrender your license to Windows 98SE.
Once you have the XP disc and key, you can then do an upgrade installation or a clean install (which is probably better).
2006-12-30 03:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by georgegraha 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u can upgrade but u dont need a genuine key for XP
u need 1 for XP man and u'll get 1 when u buy the XP
2006-12-30 03:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by ransoft2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you have to purchase a Windows XP key before you can use it. You cannot "trade in" an older version of Windows for XP.
2006-12-30 03:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by DrkInsanity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upgrade version of XP is from Windows 2000, MS do not support Win98 anymore.
Generally the upgrades are only from one version to the next.
Sorry you will need a full license.
Chances are that you will need to upgrade your hardware, so ask your dealer about OEM version of XP when buying the hardware.
It is cheaper than retail version and is legitimate when sold with hardware.
2006-12-30 03:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by David P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You mean exchange one for the other? No.
You either have to buy an upgrade for XP
or buy a full retail version of XP. I don't think
there're still upgrades available for 98 users.
Probably wouldn't make a significant price
difference anyway.
2006-12-30 03:55:42 · answer #6 · answered by Alex S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you ought to be able to enhance Win98 SE to Win XP homestead. Are you attempting to enhance to Win XP professional ? it is no longer supported. the only way around it is to first improve ninety 8 SE to Win 2000 and then improve to professional. the perfect answer in case you like the two Win ninety 8 and Win XP could be to get some thing like gadget Commander. then you definately can reproduction the Win ninety 8 partition and improve one in each and every of the two partitions.
2016-11-25 00:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, amazon.com & few other sites still have few such copies of the earlier version of win xp upgrade., not the win xp sp2 & none available from microsoft direct anymore
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Window-Home-Upgrade-Version/dp/B00005MOTE
suggest u not to try,
hardware & system requirements are much steeper for xp than '98
same story's gonna repeat soon
vista's requirements are much steeper than xp's
2006-12-30 04:20:25 · answer #8 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋