i need help

i need to know if i can upgraed win98 to 2000:confused

 

Welcome to MajorGeeks! :major
You can upgrade from Win98 to Win2000 safely and save all your programs and data from '98. But, you'd be much better off if you format the hard drive and install Win2000. You can try a dual boot setup, but your Win98 programs won't work, but you'd be able to still access your documents... here's more info:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289283/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/217210/en-us
I found this at the Knowledge Base that should help you upgrade Win98 to Win2000: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250297/en-us
and this too: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317380/en-us

 

>> I need to know if I can upgrade win98 to 2000 <<

Hi Zack and Welcome to Major Geeks!

First of all, I would definitely recommend installing Windows XP instead of Windows 2000 any day of the week. Windows XP is far more secure and does not crash as much. Besides that, since Windows Vista was released, more and more new software programs (and upgrades of older apps) are not even compatible with Win 2000.

That being said, to get back to your question: Yes you can upgrade from Windows '98 to Windows 2000; assuming of course, that your computer has all of the necessary minimum requirements and is completely compatible for use with the Windows 2000 operating system.

There are actually two ways to move up to Windows 2000. Users can either "upgrade" from '98 which means to install Windows 2000 over the already installed Windows '98 without reformatting (using a Microsoft Windows 2000 Upgrade Disk) or by performing a "clean install" using a full version of Microsoft Windows 2000.

Why a "Clean Install" is always by far a better choice then "Upgrading"

This goes for any Windows OS: The so-called 'upgrade versions' of the Windows operating systems have always been far buggier than installing the "full version" Windows install disks.

I suggest the "clean install" method in your case, is because while using a Windows 98 upgrade disk is certainly 'possible' there are numerous bugs and other issues that can take place after upgrading (as opposed to doing a clean install after backing up everything to a CD/DVD or external hard disk). This site lists just a few of the issues and bugs involved with this particular upgrade; but there are actually many more than are listed there.

Therefore, I would most definitely suggest (1) backing you all of your documents, music, pictures, etc and then (2) performing a "clean install" using a full version of Microsoft Windows 2000; rather than using the upgrade method. This site offers an easy to follow, step-by-step on How to install Microsoft Windows 2000

However if you decide to use the upgrade method anyway, here is the best website link to learn how to do so:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID: 250297
How to Prepare to Upgrade Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000

Important Side Note: for Zack (and for any new Major Geeks Members viewing this thread):

In the future whenever you post any questions here at Major Geeks, under "Title" part of the message you should consider putting something other than "I need help" including the topic of the message. For instance, in this case the "Title" of the post should contain something like this "Can I Upgrade from Win98 to 2000" or "Upgrading to Win 2000."

The reason you should do this is because narrowing down the specific area where you actually need assistance will bring more answers. Someone who might be an expert at answering your particular problem might skip over or miss it when the title is something like "I need help" or "I have a question or "I'm confused!." Trust me on this one, you will get far more accurate and helpful responses in here when the title of your post is more specific.

Another useful tip when posting here: As a courtesy to those who read and answer your post; always take a moment to list any relevant information about the computer's specifications within your original posts. This will save you and everybody else a lot of time when others can answer without having to ask what your specs are and then wait for you to post back again. More importantly, it will bring faster, more accurate and useful advice on how to fix whatever your problem is when we do not have to ask what your relevant computer specs are!

Good Luck!