Is it possible to upgrade from Windows 98 or Me to Windows Vista?
I'm having a discussion with a colleague. Does anyone know if it is possible to do an UPGRADE of Windows 98 and Windows ME for Vista? Or you have to do a clean install of Vista? Can you upgrade from Windows 98 and Windows ME to XP and then move from XP to Vista? Any help would be appreciated.
I don't know if it is possible to upgrade 98 Me XP, but I know you can't straight upgrade 98 to vista. You can only pass a single version, so it should be XP to vista.
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