Re: Laptop and XP Home /Pro questions

From: Tom (tomtk3_at_wowway.comnospam)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:40:25 -0500

Thanks Mike

understand ya now *_*

So a full install should have most drivers I need. And Toshiba website will
have any non-standard ones.(at least enough to be up and running) I already
looked there. Just to be sure I'll download and burn them to CD before I
start. Would hate to get 1/2 way done and then have ta stop to got get one.
Thanx again

"Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
news:eXQbwcO6EHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Tom wrote:
>> Let me be clarify your suggestion.
>>
>> Step 1 fresh OEM restore
>>
>> Step 2 XP Pro Academic edtion upgrade
>
> I don't understand what you are clarifying from your clarification, but
> your best choice would be the Academic !!!!""""FULL"""!!!! XP Pro version.
> !!!!NOT!!!! the Academic upgrade. Unless you have a Win 95/98/Me/NT4/2000
> CD to use for the upgrade qualifier and you want to do a clean install,
> you will not be able to do so with the upgrade. Your Toshiba restore disks
> would mean you would have to restore back to the original configuration if
> you wanted to reinstall using the XP upgrade. I am giving this
> recommendation because of the deep academic discounts for XP Pro full
> version.
>
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