2-33Lesson 4 Upgrading Earlier Versions of Windows to Windows XP Professional
Real World Upgrading Older Computers
Microsoft provides a number of upgrade paths to Windows XP Professional—
even from operating systems as old as Windows 95. However, although upgrades
from these operating systems are supported, it is unlikely that the computer hard-
ware running the older operating systems will support Windows XP Professional.
Even if the hardware and applications on the computers prove compatible with
Windows XP Professional, it is not likely that the computers will run Windows XP
Professional or any modern applications with acceptable performance.
How to Generate a Hardware Compatibility Report
Before you upgrade a client computer to Windows XP Professional, ensure that it
meets the minimum hardware requirements by using the Windows XP Compatibility
tool to generate a hardware and software compatibility report. This tool runs automat-
ically during the actual upgrade process, but running it before beginning the upgrade
should identify any hardware and software problems and allow you to fix compatibility
problems ahead of time.
Generating the Compatibility Report
To run the Windows XP Compatibility tool and generate a compatibility report, per-
form the following steps:
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