win98se-to-xp question

[torturedmind]

i want to install xp pro in my win98se box. will it be ok if i just delete windows system folders and program folders then install xp (fat32) without causing any trouble?.

thanks in advanced. peace!

kilroy
philippines

"Once a king, always a king. But being a knight is more than enough."

 

[Nelix]

Do you not want to do an Upgrade?

I cant see any major issues doing what you say but normaly if you are going to do this i would either upgrade or format the HDD and start all over again.

 

[Ali147gta]

Said by many of the people on these Forums.....

never never upgrade always take the time to back up your data and then perform a clean installation

 

[LloydSev]

Agreed... Upgrade installs most always leave you with a problem to fix later on.

Computer/Network Technician
CCNA

 

[JFBouchard]

I agree with the clean install suggestion.

For XP pro, I would also recommend you use NTFS file system. Far more robust and secure then FAT32.

Hope this helps. Please let know if this resolve your issue

Jeff

 

[torturedmind]

re-format is not an option at this point. my home pc has 2 partitions, c (20gb) and d (20gb), and d drive is almost full so some of my data is in c. my cd writer just broke down a couple of weeks ago and i dont know anyone who owns one that i can borow so i cant burn my data to cd's.

so it's ok if just delete the said folders?

thanks again in advance. peace!

kilroy
philippines

"Once a king, always a king. But being a knight is more than enough."

 

[JFBouchard]

You can convert your file system either during the XP setup or with the command: convert c: /FS:NTFS after the xp setup.

And no you shouldn't delete the windows folder, XP setup will replace it.

Hope this helps. Please let know if this resolve your issue

Jeff