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Temerc

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Temerc

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November 25th, 2004 00:00

Upgrade Dell 98 to XP with disc from other XP Dell?

I'm looking to upgrade my older Dell Win 98 to Win XP. I have the 2 discs that came with my other Dell Dimension 8250(XP reiinstallation Disc,w\SP1 and Drivers & Utilities disc). The plan is to use the upgraded Dell for an infection test box for malware.
 
My question is, can this be done, and if so, what, if anything will I need to do it.
 
Dell Win 98 specs:
Dell Dimension V350
350 megahertz Intel Pentium II
Generic IDE hard disk drive (12.94 GB) -- drive 0, No SMART Driver 
96 Megabytes Installed Memory
Controllers Display
            Standard Floppy Disk Controller
            Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
            Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
            Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) ATI Rage Pro AGP 2X [Display
            adapter]
            DELL D1028L [Monitor] (14.9"vis, s/n 84779DRLPLB8, October 1998)
            Bus Adapters Multimedia
            Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller Wave Device
            for Voice Modem
            YAMAHA DS-XG GamePort
            YAMAHA DS-XG Legacy Sound System
            YAMAHA DS-XG PCI Audio CODEC
            Communications Other Devices
            U.S. Robotics 56K Voice INT PnP [Modem]
            Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter Standard 101/102-Key or
            Microsoft Natural Keyboard
            USB Root Hub
 
  • Denny Denham

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    Posted November 25th, 2004 01:00

    Temerc,

    No, it can't be done. The copy of XP you received is licensed for use only on the computer with which it was sold.

  • capt2duck

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    Posted December 15th, 2004 16:00

    You might also look to add some additional memory while you are waiting.  96MB will run XP but you will not be satisfied with the performance.  128MB min, 256MB is sweet spot.

    George