Windows XP

[carpetclean]

I am thinking of upgrading my win 98 to win xp. Can any one tell me the cheapest place to get the upgrade and will all my other win 98 software work on it as well.

I have MS Office 97 plus lots of other stuff. I dont want to have to start getting all the software updates as well.........Bill Gates has had enough of my money :(

Cheers,

Paul

[Win2Win]

Ebay.....The new Windows Buena Vista is out in 2007

[carpetclean]

Thanks I will go and have a look.

[GlosRFC]

Most will either work directly in XP or indirectly by using the Compatibility option - your Office 97 software should be fine although you might have problems with Autoroute. There are also a few silly bugs that can appear when you try to install parts of the Office suite. Earlier versions of Office, and Money 99 or earlier, can also be a problem - you'll probably need to tweak the registry, particularly any references to your CD/DVD drive, in order to get it to work.

Some games will run fine under XP but there are a number which won't - Riven is one example.

When you first attempt to install XP it should run a compatibility check and tell you which programs are likely to work and which ones won't. You then get the chance to continue with the installation if you wish.

[carpetclean]

Thanks for the info - much appreciated

Paul