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upgrading windows 95 to windows 2000 or windows xp

Started by vickrn , Jun 08 2006 01:49 PM

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vickrn

Posted 08 June 2006 - 01:49 PM

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hi there, my brother has this old computer, its windows 95, he wants me to upgrade it to windows 2000 or to windows xp? I know how to upgrade it, but I dont know which operating system is the best to do it? can someone guide me on this. Because one I upgrade, there is no way of going back to windows 95 .
I dont know how big is his harddrive and so forth? I dont know much about windows 95 opeating system, its so old. So what should I do????????????????????////

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Posted 08 June 2006 - 02:00 PM

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Microsoft will stop providing almost all support for 98 / ME on the 11th of July 2006

http://www.geekstogo...ndpost&p=563309

This is for XP Home system requirements

http://www.microsoft...ng/sysreqs.mspx

This is for XP Pro system requirements

http://www.microsoft...ng/sysreqs.mspx

To check your current system

Download and install Everest Home Edition

Run the programme, click + next to computer then summary

Look on the right for the system details

Clean installs of a new OS can be less troublesome than installing with an upgrade CD