Reformatting a Windows 98 PC
I have an old PC OS Windows 98 from which I'm transferring all important files over onto a new Windows XP computer. Is it safe then to reformat the old PC? At the moment it is 'Dead Slow'!!! and crashes a lot. Once I've copied any files I need can I safely uninstall all the old programs or should I just reformat? I have been running an old version of Norton Antivirus on this PC, will I then have to update it online and will this take days???...we have a very slow dial-up internet connection!
I hope to be able to give the old PC a new lease of life so would appreciate any advice here!
I hope to be able to give the old PC a new lease of life so would appreciate any advice here!
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Ok Guys,Thanks for the advice !!!..... so far I've copied all the important files I can see onto Cd's and transferred them to the new machine. The old Windows OS is Windows SE and is USB compatible, however I only have a USB 2.0 key which is not being 'seen' by the old PC, so CDs seem to be the only way. I'm relatively inexperienced in getting inside the 'box' so don't think I'd be happy about setting up the old PC as as 'slave drive' unless it's very straightforward. I did consided linking the two of them using a parrallel lead, but apparently data transfer is really slow this way.
Thanks for the tip on the Anti-Virus software. Have found Norton to be a real pain in the past anyway and have been using 'Bullguard' on the New PC with no problems to date. Norton 2007 was causing major headaches! Could I just use this Bullguard software on the Old PC if it's compatible with WIn 98SE? and avoid having to download loads of updates?
Thanks for the tip on the Anti-Virus software. Have found Norton to be a real pain in the past anyway and have been using 'Bullguard' on the New PC with no problems to date. Norton 2007 was causing major headaches! Could I just use this Bullguard software on the Old PC if it's compatible with WIn 98SE? and avoid having to download loads of updates?
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