[quote name=\'brokSonic\' date=\'Jun 29 2005, 04:39 PM\']I am currently running windows 98 and i feel the need to upgrade. Can i burn my friend's copy of Windows XP and use it on my computer? And if i can, do i need to change the activation key in order for windows xp to work? thanks in advance.
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dude, first of all, if you try to upgrade from 98 to any version of xp, your computer will almost certainly feel like its steem driven! (yes, whistle, coal and everything) your best bet is to stick with 98, its a far better os (operatig system), well, if u can have a decent microsoft product, and your computer wont be so slow. if your life has no meaning with out windows Xp in it, then get a new computer to put it on, but almost all machines from the 98 era arent powerful enough to run it.
if you do what to get a new computer with Xp on it, dont chuck the old one, get a router, and network them! this way, they both have acces to the others hard drive, so, for instance, you can do some work on the 98 then save it to the Xp and vice versa, and you can share other resources like printers and internet connections. network setup should be like this:
internet
your DSL router (pluged into phone line)
Cat 5 or Cat 6 cable
network card of each computer.
look at the jpg for a better explanation of this
also, to save some space, you might want to buy a KVM switch. this stands for Keyboard Video & Mouse and lets you use only one keyboard, screen and mouse with the two computers
do gime a bell if u need any more help
SL