upgrade question

cabal · January 23rd, 2002, 12:03 PM

I think I know your answer already, but I have a customer with a laptop that is running NT4.0 and she would like to take it up to win xp. It has many installed programs,including Novel from her previous job. What kind of problems will I run into if I upgrade this machine ? Anyone ever tried this? I know I should recomend a clean install, but i can save a lot of re-installing if this upgrade is feasable.

Ya_know · January 23rd, 2002, 01:59 PM

[quote]Originally posted by cabal:
<strong> but i can save a lot of re-installing if this upgrade is feasable.

</strong><hr></blockquote>

Or you could waist allot of time initially, in attempting the upgrade, having issues, then deciding to wipe it out and start over.

You have to use your own discretion. For starters, will the laptop hardware function in XP? Have you tried running the software compatibility, just to see what the software suggests? Finally, if there is software installed that she isn't using, remove it all prior to any upgrade. This will eliminate any confusion, and if the compatibility checker comes back telling you something isn’t going to work, remove that as well.

There really isn’t any perfectly correct answer, just preference, and/or discretion.

cabal · January 23rd, 2002, 02:11 PM

It says it needs the nt4.5 service pack installed to run the compatability test. The machine is an IBM Thinkpad with a 600mhz cpu and 256meg ram so I think it can handle xp ok.

Matridom · January 23rd, 2002, 02:17 PM

My rule of thumb is to never upgrade.. alway clean install for the OS. Remember, when you upgrade an operating system, you upgrade the problems.

January 23rd, 2002, 12:03 PM	#1
cabal Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lake Placid,NY Posts: 332	upgrade question I think I know your answer already, but I have a customer with a laptop that is running NT4.0 and she would like to take it up to win xp. It has many installed programs,including Novel from her previous job. What kind of problems will I run into if I upgrade this machine ? Anyone ever tried this? I know I should recomend a clean install, but i can save a lot of re-installing if this upgrade is feasable. __________________ "You've been livin' on the razor's edge, since you began to shave... Make sure you live, you're a long time dead, cradle to the grave"-Motorhead

January 23rd, 2002, 02:11 PM	#3
cabal Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Lake Placid,NY Posts: 332	It says it needs the nt4.5 service pack installed to run the compatability test. The machine is an IBM Thinkpad with a 600mhz cpu and 256meg ram so I think it can handle xp ok. __________________ "You've been livin' on the razor's edge, since you began to shave... Make sure you live, you're a long time dead, cradle to the grave"-Motorhead

January 23rd, 2002, 02:17 PM	#4
Matridom Chat Operator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,673	My rule of thumb is to never upgrade.. alway clean install for the OS. Remember, when you upgrade an operating system, you upgrade the problems. __________________ <Ferrit> Take 1 live chicken, cut the head off, dance around doing the hokey pokey and chanting: GO AWAY BAD VIRUS, GO AWAY BAD VIRUS visit my site at www.matridom.ca

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January 23rd, 2002, 01:59 PM	#2
Ya_know Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 10,692	[quote]Originally posted by cabal: <strong> but i can save a lot of re-installing if this upgrade is feasable. </strong><hr></blockquote> Or you could waist allot of time initially, in attempting the upgrade, having issues, then deciding to wipe it out and start over. You have to use your own discretion. For starters, will the laptop hardware function in XP? Have you tried running the software compatibility, just to see what the software suggests? Finally, if there is software installed that she isn't using, remove it all prior to any upgrade. This will eliminate any confusion, and if the compatibility checker comes back telling you something isn’t going to work, remove that as well. There really isn’t any perfectly correct answer, just preference, and/or discretion.