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I am running PS 7 on an older Pentium III with 768 MB Ram and Windows 98SE.
I am interested in upgrading to PS CS but since it needs Win 2000 or XP I have a problem. I cant afford a new machine, so how can I upgrade with the least hassle (as all my apps & their tweaks are humming along just nicely) ?
My hard drive is relatively small at 20GB so I dont really have room to simply add another OS & the CS program.
Will a copy of XP just overwrite the 98SE, or what’s the best way to go about this?
If XP will not simply replace Win98SE then a second hard drive ? I dont think my computer has a free bay to add another internal hard drive [since they are relatively cheap, that may be an option – just put the new OS and Photoshop on a separate drive – although I dont know how one would switch between the 2 (operating systems) ] ?
I have a PCI card added to my motherboard to provide USB2 & Firewire ports. Perhaps an external drive ?
Any solutions that dont cost too much or have too many pitfalls welcomed 🙂
I know this isn’t strictly speaking a Photoshop question but perhaps other users can help.
thanks,
Frank
I am interested in upgrading to PS CS but since it needs Win 2000 or XP I have a problem. I cant afford a new machine, so how can I upgrade with the least hassle (as all my apps & their tweaks are humming along just nicely) ?
My hard drive is relatively small at 20GB so I dont really have room to simply add another OS & the CS program.
Will a copy of XP just overwrite the 98SE, or what’s the best way to go about this?
If XP will not simply replace Win98SE then a second hard drive ? I dont think my computer has a free bay to add another internal hard drive [since they are relatively cheap, that may be an option – just put the new OS and Photoshop on a separate drive – although I dont know how one would switch between the 2 (operating systems) ] ?
I have a PCI card added to my motherboard to provide USB2 & Firewire ports. Perhaps an external drive ?
Any solutions that dont cost too much or have too many pitfalls welcomed 🙂
I know this isn’t strictly speaking a Photoshop question but perhaps other users can help.
thanks,
Frank
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