"chrisv"  wrote in   
   news:44c1031f$1$10098$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com:   
      
   > noname@bellsouth.net wrote:   
   >> I have a friend who has an older computer with Windows ME installed.   
   >> He just learned that his ISP (Cox cable) is no longer supporting ME   
   >> and so he is unable to access the internet.   
   >   
   > Look elsewhere. An ISP shouldn't even be Operating System aware.   
      
   Interesting. I kinda wondered about that, myself. It all seemed to be   
   working all right up to this point. He also was cancelling the cable TV   
   portion because Cox is a monopoly around here. He was gonna get   
   satellite TV and keep the cable for internet use. I wonder if Cox is   
   jerking him around for that?   
      
   >> If he purchases a copy of XP, how difficult is it to install on his   
   >> machine? Neither of us are real geeks and just have enough knowledge   
   >> to get ourselves in trouble.   
   >>   
   >> Can it be easily installed over ME or will it require a complete   
   >> wiping of the drive and starting fresh?   
   >>   
   >> Thanks for any advice and help I can give this poor guy.   
   >   
   >   
   > A Windows NT base product (XP) should never "upgrade" a Windows 9x   
   > base product (ME).   
   >   
   > Format and Clean install.   
      
   OK, that's what I was afraid of. Thanks a lot for the input. If he   
   can't straighten this out with the cable-internet aspect and/or decides   
   to get XP anyway, at least I can let him know what he's in for.   
      
   Thanks again.   
      
      
   Robert   
      
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