Microsoft has finally unveiled Windows XP
with all of the hoopla that's come to be associated with a Microsoft product introduction.
Bill says it's a painless upgrade (if your computer is less than two years old).
We
all believe Bill, don't we?
Columnist Fred Langa shares his upgrade experience at
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2001/2001-10-29.htm
Find out the differences between Home and professional then check the upgrade requirements for XP Pro or XP Home
To check your system's potential go to PC Pitstop for a quick check or to Microsoft (note: this is a 32Mb download and it calls home for more.)
If you've decided that XP is the way to go then check out the Ease into XP article in PC Magazine. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,2217,00.asp
Also of interest is this recently posted article on the Microsoft KnowledgeBase: "How to Manually Remove Windows 2000 and Windows XP and Restore Windows 95/98" at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q250/4/56.ASP