Windows XP Pro Upgrade

[Carlitos_Way]

I am about to upgrade my machine from ME to XP Pro. I understand that XP runs best when it is on an NTFS partition. Should the partition be converted before or after the upgrade? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[MacGyver]

XP runs just fine on a FAT32 partition (which is what you've got now). In your case, I'd recommend not upgrading to NTFS unless you need the added security.

[Carlitos_Way]

Thanks!!

[mrwilhelm]

I may be wrong, but I didn't think you could go from 98 or ME to XP Pro. I though you could only upgrade those OS's to XP Home? Like I said, I'm not entirely sure, but you may want to double-check before you crack open the box.

[Carlitos_Way]

I just got done upgrading from Win ME to XP Pro. The only hardware compatability issue was with the drivers for the video card (ATI Radeon 128mb). I installed the appropriate drives and problem solved. Now there is an issue with Norton Anti-virus 2002, it hangs whenever it is launched. I also played a couple of games for testing purposes (Max Payne and Red Alert 2). The games lauched without a problem and saved games loaded fine. Although when I completed the current stage on each game, rather than continuing to the next stage the game was shut down and I was returned to the desktop. Very strange. Has anything remotely similar happened to any of you?