Re: upgrading my second computer to windows xp professional

Jan;
That means you have the full and not the upgrade version.
The full version will work for the upgrade you want to do.

Follow this link to be sure the computer is ready for Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/p...ng/default.asp

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Jan S." <snowite@lvcm.com> wrote in message
news:009801c371c9$d87c8430$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> My Gateway 500 is running Windows 98 second edition. I
> want to upgrade to XP Professional which I have already
> purchased. The box says, "for PCS without windows, or PCs
> with Windows 95 or earlier versions". Does this mean I
> have to gut my hardrive to install this program? I have
> some programs on this computer that I do not want to loose
> by gutting the hard drive such as Adobe Pagemaker.
> Unfortunatley I cannot find my disc and I cannot copy it
> to a cd to save it.
>
> What can I and should I do?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Jan