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What are
the Windows XP supported update paths?
You can upgrade most Windows client
operating systems directly to Windows XP
Professional. If you upgrade instead of
doing a new installation, you will not
lose the existing settings and
applications on the partition.
When preparing for an upgrade, you
should first complete the tasks listed
on the pre-installation checklist that
appears in the Planning Your
Installation section of this module, and
then prepare your system for the
upgrade.
Preparing for an upgrade consists of
these additional tasks:
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Identifying the upgrade path
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Preparing your system
Windows
3.x: No supported upgrade paths
Windows
95: No supported upgrade paths
Windows
98\Windows 98 SE\Windows ME: Windows
XP Home Edition Retail (Full) Version,
Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade Version,
Windows XP Professional Retail (Full)
Version, Windows XP Professional Upgrade
Version
Windows
NT 3.51 Workstation: No supported
upgrade paths
Windows
NT 4.0 Workstation: Windows XP
Professional Retail (Full) Version,
Windows XP Professional Upgrade Version
Windows
2000 Trial Edition: No supported
upgrade paths
Windows
2000 Professional: Windows XP
Professional Retail (Full) Version,
Windows XP Professional Upgrade Version
Windows
NT 3.51 Server: No supported upgrade
paths
Windows
NT 3.51 Server with Citrix: No
supported upgrade paths
Microsoft BackOffice Small Business
Server: No supported upgrade paths
Windows
XP Home Edition: Windows XP
Professional Retail (Full) Version,
Windows XP Professional Upgrade Version
Note
: All Versions of Windows NT 4.0
(Workstation, Server, Enterprise and
Terminal Server) require Service Pack 5
to be installed prior to upgrading to
Windows XP.
Note:
Windows XP Professional provides an
uninstall tool when upgrading from
Windows 98 on a drive formatted as FAT
or FAT32. Therefore, when upgrading this
type of drive, you will not have the
option to upgrade to NTFS, as this would
negate the uninstall option. However,
you can convert the drive to NTFS after
installation if you choose. |
