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Windows XP Professional Study Guide (70270)

Windows XP Supported Upgrade Paths The following direct upgrade paths are supported by Microsoft and are considered viable for both the Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home operating systems. Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 econd !dition Microsoft Windows Millennium !dition Windows XP Home !dition "etail #$ull% &ersion Windows XP Home !dition 'pgrade &ersion Windows XP Professional "etail #$ull% &ersion Windows XP Professional 'pgrade &ersion Windows XP Professional "etail #$ull% &ersion Windows XP Professional 'pgrade &ersion Windows XP Professional "etail #$ull% &ersion Windows XP Professional 'pgrade &ersion Windows XP Professional "etail #$ull% &ersion Windows XP Professional 'pgrade &ersion

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-ll &ersions of Windows (T ).* re.uire ervice Pac+ / to be installed prior to upgrading to Windows XP. 0urrently1 there are no supported direct upgrade paths for the following Microsoft operating systems2 Microsoft Windows 3.4 Microsoft Windows (T 3./5 Wor+station Microsoft Windows (T 3./5 erver

Microsoft Windows (T 3./5 erver with 0itri4 Microsoft Windows 9/ Microsoft 6ac+7ffice mall 6usiness erver Having this information available or +nowing where to loo+ it up is important before you get started. 8(7T! $"7M TH! $9!:;< = 9 often get the .uestion1 >how do you +now all of this stuff>1 when 9 am wor+ing with des+top or system admins. The truth is1 9 often do not +now the information off the top of my head. ometimes 9 do1 and it is often due to the fact that many people throughout the course of the year come to as+ me different .uestions and because many of them are repetitive 9 often have immediate recall of them. Many times1 #more often than not% 9 don?t remember the answer1 but 9 have a vague idea of where 9 loo+ed it up when 9 was as+ed it before and 9 head right >battle> is +nowing where to loo+ up the information when you need it. 9f you can do that1 you?re ahead of the game and ahead of most other people you might wor+ with. 7nce you are certain that the operating system you?re currently using can be directly upgraded to Windows XP Professional1 you then need to be sure that the installed system hardware meets the minimum Windows XP Professional hardware re.uirements by verifying all of the hardware is on theHardware 0ompatibility :ist #H0:% at the Microsoft website. Windows XP Professional supports only the devices listed in the H0:. 9f your hardware isn?t listed1 contact the hardware manufacturer and re.uest a Windows XP Professional driver. upport means that while the operating system may load and run on unsupported hardware and software1 any issues that come up with the system will not be covered #i.e. supported% by Microsoft Technical upport if you should need to engage them. @ou can test the computer for compatibility by using the Windows XP Professional 0ompatibility tool. ;uring a system upgrade you will see the option for this on the introductory screen. #@ou also run the tool from the command line by typing A0;"7M ;"9&!B2Ci38DCwinnt3, Echec+upgradeonly. @ou can perform Fust the chec+ and then e4it the tool without installing the operating system1 if you wish.% 9f you have -'T7"'( enabled on your system the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP setup screen will appear.

The Windows XP Professional 0ompatibility tool can be run by selecting 0hec+ system compatibility and then 0hec+ my system automatically.

9f any issues are found they will be reported in the Microsoft Windows 'pgrade -dvisor 0ompatibility window. ;uring an 7 upgrade on a system with pre=installed software1 you can use upgrade pac+s to ma+e the e4isting software compatible with Windows XP Professional. 'pgrade pac+s are usually available from the appropriate software manufacturers. @ou can also get updated setup files from Microsoft during the upgrade installation if you are connected to the internet.

-s time passes from the point of original software distribution1 #many vendors often call the first official release of a software platform as a G7:; distribution% many files may be updated before a econd edition of the software #such as Windows 98 econd !dition% or a service release #7ffice XP Professional "5.% is distributed. ;ynamic update allows you to do this as you start your installation. @ou can also elect to not perform it during the installation1 in order to do so at a later time. 0lic+ here to view the image. The ne4t point of the 'pgrade installation is the setup type. !ven though you are within an e4isting operating system1 you are not forced to upgrade to the new operating system. @ou can choose the option to perform a clean installation at this point. #The default recommended option is 'pgrade1 as shown above.%

The ne4t page is the :icense -greement1 where you will need to clic+ 9 -ccept This -greement1 in order to continue. (e4t1 you will need to enter your ,/=character product +ey on the product Hey page. The ne4t phase from here will vary slightly depending on whether you are upgrading from a Windows 94 system1 where you will be as+ed whether you want to upgrade to the (T$ file system from your $-T or $-T3, partition1 or if you are upgrading from Windows (T) and already using (T$ 1 you will be displayed with the 'pgrading To The Windows XP Professional (T$ $ile ystem page. -fter you choose how you wish to handle the file system upgrade1 setup will continue1 reboot the computer and finish the upgrade of your system on its own.