stability question?

[Jhill]

I've always heard that Win xp is really stable. All I have is win 98 and a win xp upgrade disc. Will I still get that stability if I upgrade from 98 to xp?
Or do I need to buy a full version and do a clean install of XP?
Thanks

 

[freebsddude]

Sure, I don't believe that there is anything different between the full XP version
and the upgrade version as far as the end result goes.

What did you mean by stability ?

Do you play any games on 98 ? You may want to be sure that you dont lose
usability of your existing games/apps once you migrate to XP.

Best Wishes!

 

[Jhill]

Thanks for the information.
I don't play many games. I just dont want the system to crash. The reason I asked this is because I always heard that a clean install is better than just upgrading 98 to xp.

 

[BlitzRommel]

The oNLY difference is that you need to insert that Win98 disc during installation. After that, there's no difference whatsoever.

 

[Jhill]

Doesnt win xp use NTSF and win 98 uses FAT32? . I dont think this can be upgraded without a clean install so Ill be stuck with FAT32 on my xp machine.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[btvillarin]

A clean install is always better than an upgrade, especially from Windows 98. It might leave some leftover files that you might not need. A clean install is always highly recommended, to clear the dross that you might have.

Just insert the WinXP CD at start up, and it'll run automatically (provided you have the CD drive to boot first in the BIOS). When it asks for a previous version of Windows, put that Win98 CD in. Plus, if you do decide to go with a clean install, you can choose if you want to use FAT32 or NTFS. Anandtech FAQ - NTFS vs. FAT32 If you are going to dual boot, and you want your NTFS partition to be seen in the other Win9x partition, just use FAT32. If it's a lone OS, then go with NTFS. The filesystem efficiency is so much better. Since you don't play games (like I do right now), I believe this should be the best route.