Upgrading to Windows XP

The upgrade check will scan your hard drive for programs, and also look at the hardware installed in your computer to determine if it is compatible with Windows XP. Once it has completed this process, it will display a summary page on what it found, and what needs to be done.

As shown here, I have a PCI Multimedia Device (video capture card really) that will need drivers to work properly, and when the upgrade is done, I will need to reinstall Easy CD Creator to make sure it will work properly.

At this point, if there are any programs or hardware that will not work under XP, you will be told that you need to remove them, or that you will need to get an update to the program to make sure it will work. Many companies have made driver upgrades and software patches available for their hardware and software so that they work under Windows XP.

A good thing to do might be to print this report out, then as you work through each item, put a check mark next to it. If you make any changes to your system, make sure you run this again before installing to ensure that those changes haven't introduced another XP compatibility problem.

When all checks out, and you have updates or patches that might be necessary, we can start the actual upgrade process!

Next: Beginning the Upgrade Process