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I’m considering upgrading to Windows XP but I have a question:
Should I install NVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for XP before I upgrade or keep the 9x drivers then install the XP drivers after I upgrade?You need to keep the W9X drivers, Windows XP can detect your Nvidia card, but you’ll still want the XP driver from http://www.nvidia.com downloaded.
….IMO you shouldn’t upgrade, go for a clean install of Windows, upgrading can break certain programs. Can your computer handle WinXP? I know most of the computers that came with 98 don’t have the power to run XP. You want a 700MHz or better CPU and 256MB of RAM for decent performance, 128MB is a bit too little IMO.
Thanks. My 800 MHz CPU and 256 MB RAM should be able to handle it.
Also, I used the Upgrade Advisor and my version of Easy CD Creator is incompatible. Should I buy the newest version of Easy CD Creator or use the built-in CD Burning?Quote:quote:Originally posted by Sprmn954Thanks. My 800 MHz CPU and 256 MB RAM should be able to handle it.
Also, I used the Upgrade Advisor and my version of Easy CD Creator is incompatible. Should I buy the newest version of Easy CD Creator or use the built-in CD Burning?I’d get the newest version of Easy CD Creator or get something like Nero Burning ROM, the built in CD burning software never worked correctly for me, the CDs would not be readable.
Most of the time when your installing windows on a fresh HD your CD-ROM the built in burning is great. But I have found that alot of the time the built in burning will stop recognizing your CD-ROM when either reinstalling XP or upgrading to XP. I suggest that you don’t try using your software on XP if you know its not compatible. I tried using incompatible software (it might have even been Easy CD Creator) and I had to reformat my HD. Alot of things can go wrong when upgrading your OS. You might want to consider backuping your critical info or backing it up right after upgrading.
I have already started backing up my files on CD-Rs.
I plan to reformat my hard drive and start from scratch. I assume I should defragment it after reformatting. I have also heard that you should defragment after upgrading.
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Sprmn954I have already started backing up my files on CD-Rs.
I plan to reformat my hard drive and start from scratch. I assume I should defragment it after reformatting. I have also heard that you should defragment after upgrading.
After you format, there is no need to Defragment the drive, there is very little fragmented data on the disk because you just deleted and started over. (Now if you are only formatting one partition on the disk, yo should defrag the others.
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