Re: XP Home upgrade version
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 07/01/04
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Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 21:17:56 +0100
Bryon wrote:
>Is it true that you can do a clean install from
>an Update version of XP Home ?. Do I need start up disks
>of 98se? which i'm running now. The CPU came loaded with
>98se and all I have is system restore disks which is
>loaded with other Soft and Hardware as well.
You can do a clean install, but you have to show an upgrade CD's setup
the evidence. Which is easy if you have a retail type 98 CD, with a
win98 folder of cab files. If you only have one of the restore ones
that puts an image back you would have to restore that and then run the
XP CD from it. Start on Install; change Upgrade to New install, then
when it asks you to confirm where, hit ESC, You can then select and
delete the partition to make a new RAW one: by that time the check has
been made
Mind you, if you do an upgrade of he system now (which replaces all the
system so generally goes well) you quite probably will not have to do a
full reinstall with format in the future. This machine was upgraded
from a shaky ME in 2001, and I have had no reason to do such a thing
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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