Going from 98 to W2K - am I gonna lose all my MS upgrades?

[MichaelD]

What I mean is that I currently have IE 5.5, Outlook 5, and all the latest security patches etc installed with my Win98SE OS. When I load up W2K, am I gonna lose all that? I mean, no biggie; I have DSL so it would take but maybe an hour to DL them all again. Are the security patches diff for W2K. Gonna buy it today!

 

[bjc112]

yea, but then again... 2k has all the updates.. that 98 had built in , well sort of!

either way... download Service Pack 2.. BanG! there they are again!

Bryan...

P.S. you will love 2k!

 

[MichaelD]

Cool. Thanks.

 

[Digobick]

It sounds like you're not going to do a format before installing Win2k, something which I would advise against. Just doing an upgrade from Windows 9x will still leave you with stability problems, and a reformat/install is generally the best solution.

Check out this link for more detailed information: Win2k Tweaks

 

[bjc112]

he's right... do a clean install... that way you won't run into problems...

ofcourse... some may have gotten away from it.. but do it the right way

2k will love you more too!!!!

Bryan

 

[MichaelD]

Good recommendation, Digobick. (Your nick cracks me up, BTW! ) How will this work if I get the W2K "upgrade" version, though? I guess before it loads, it'll ask me for my copy of Win98, I sway out the CD's the swap'em back?