I have windows 98 and want to go to Xp Home Edition .Will I need a upgrade or full version?

Answer 1

For it to really operate properly, you need to go with the full version. It really isn't that much more. Shop around and you can get XP Home for under $100, probably less than that. Just remember to save or backup all files EXCEPT the operating system so you can put them back if you do reformat. I forgot to do that (it was years ago, but I still remember the mess I made.)
Check the prices on Buy.com., SoftwareOutlet.com. StarCDRom, eBay and Half.com. Only buy from an established seller on eBay, and only buy one that guarantees it's new, unopened software. Good luck!

Answer 2

Upgrades and Full versions are the same. The only difference is that an upgrade has a utility that needs to see a legal installation Key.

The Difference comes when you install the program. An upgrade gives you the opportunity to "Upgrade" and save your existing file structure. This is were most folks get into trouble. Upgrading usually doesn't work all that well. It is better to back up all of your personal data and then do a clean install onto a freshly formatted hard drive. XP will walk you through all of this.

You really do need to move up to at least XP. There is no support for 98 any more.

Answer 3

You can use the upgrade version, if you have the disks for Win 98 then the best thing to do is wipe the HD and do a fresh install. Also be aware that Win XP runs better with more memory than 98 so you might want to do a memory upgrade too.

Answer 4

You would probably want the full version, but you will want to backup your hard drive to save your files before you start installing it.
you will also need to check your specs on your windows 98 computer to make sure that all of the requirements are met to run windows xp.
Take a look at prices. If you go to the right places, you may be able to buy a computer for close to the same cost as the cost of the xp software. go to www.tigerdirect.com or www.pricegrabber.com or www.overstock.com and see what they have available for xp home computers before you buy the software and upgrade your windows 98 pc.

Answer 5

When coming from an old windows installation there are most likely a lot of bad things on it. Files that did not completely uninstall, undetected malware, etc.

Your safest method would be to:

Check that you have all your programs to re-install
Backup your data (photos, music and even favourites)

Then, you have Windows XP re-format the drive and do
a clean installation.

Then you load your apps, put your data onto the new system
and import your favourites and other custom settings.

Upgrades are never a good idea, despite what the company may try and sell you. These companies only provide them for those people whom truly have no other recourse. (Very cash strapped, no access to technical help locally or applications that you no longer have discs for)

Good question.

Answer 6

The first question that needs to be askedis is your PC capable of running XP Home.


PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended

• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)

• 1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.*

• Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor

If you have these.

You would be able to buy an upgrade, however I would always recommend getting the full version as you never know when you might need it.

Hope this has been useful.

Answer 7

you should only need the upgrade technically, BUT you allways have a cleaner system if you do a clean install, or a full install on a clean hard drive, and you can still do this with the upgrade version of xp home, but you will need your CD copy of windows 98, this is all conditional if your computers can even handle windows xp home, if it has 98 on it most likely its a old computer, to be honest, I would rather buy the most basic dell computer for $350 and get a new operating system on it allready, I just looked and there cheapest one has PROCESSOR AMD Sempron™ 3600+
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic edit
MONITOR No Monitor
MEMORY 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
VIDEO CARD Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 graphics GPU
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
KEYBOARD & MOUSE USB Mouse
MODEM

I dont want to sound like a salesman for dell, Its just I fix computers for a living and it just seems dumb to put money in such an old computer, also remember though when you buy one of these really inexpensive new ones, no matter who makes them, dont think they will last you for years though like your older more expensive one. But I would still rather have a new cheap one that dump alot of money in an old one. just my opinion

Answer 8

You can install the upgrade version of XP Home.

Answer 9

look window 98 is different os and xp is different operating system!
upgrade will not work!
you will have to installed xp by xp home edition full version cd!

Answer 10

Probably the full version. Get XP Professional if you can. It's probably cheaper now Vista is out.