From: chrisv@nospam.invalid   
      
   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.   
      
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)