Windows '95/98 & ME are no longer supported by Microsoft, so none of these Operating Systems are worth trying. When Windows XP was brought out, it was a completely different system. (of course, Windows ME was known as Bill Gates' big mistake - ha!) The cost to have your PC's hard drive completely reformatted and trying to get everything to configure, is not worth the headache! I sell custom built PC's, so my PC are a little more expensive than those out in the stores. But, if you really don't want to spend much, you can purchase a Dell for around $800 (or maybe less, I'm not sure, as I don't keep up with what is in the stores). Just to let you know, Dell only has a 90 day warranty on their PC's, as my custom builts have a 1 yr. warranty. I do know you can pay for extended warranties. (Of course, I only sell PC's in my local area - haven't ever tried selling them out of the area.) Sorry, not much good news for those that have older PC's. Jan Scott In a message dated 9/20/2006 11:26:22 AM Central Standard Time, sharonmc2002@aol.com writes: In a message dated 9/20/2006 12:12:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, JScott4607@aol.com writes: You cannot upgrade your Windows '98 PC to Windows XP. Windows XP requires much more than your Windows '98 PC has - at least 512 MB RAM, higher processor, etc. You would have to take Windows '98 completely off of your PC and reinstall Windows XP, which is not worth it, because Windows XP would most likely not work at all, or would work so slow, it wouldn't be worth it. I'm sure your software wouldn't work right, even if you could get XP to install. At this point, you have no choice, but to either keep using your Windows '98 PC or purchase a new PC with Windows XP on it, sorry. I have a computer business out of my home and go through this with many customers every day. Jan Scott Jan what's involved in upgrading windows me to windows xp? Sharonmc2002