Re: how to UPGRADE to win xp home edition from win 98 using a FULL win xp home edition cd

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From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:00:37 +0100

ER,

Is your FULL Windows XP Home Edition a retail CD (came in a big green
cardboard box etc) or an OEM CD ?
If it is an OEM CD then this is why you do not get the upgrade option - OEM
CDs are for installation to a bare harddrive and are not to be used for
upgrades. This is why the OEM CD is not available as an Upgrade CD only a
Full Edition.

If this is not your situation then please get back to us. 

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"ER" <dssolr@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:acf18344.0409092236.6b3bf255@posting.google.com...
> From an entry I previously saw in a different news group the following
> was stated:
> You can upgrade from a full version disk or install a full version
> from an upgrade disk. The only difference is a check built into the
> setup program that looks for the older version. The CAB files are
> exactly the same and the rest of the functionality is the same.
>
> I agree with this statement, at least in theory, but of course this is
> made difficult with all the different mumbo jumbo version of CDs that
> allow this but don't allow that making it hard to do the simplest of
> things that you really should be able to do with out having to buy 10
> CDs when one, particularly the full should do it all!
>
> Does anybody ou there have the exact process for doing these 2 things
> (would really appreciate it). As an example: I noticed in my seperate
> FULL WIN XP PRO edition I have the installation pull down menu options
> to "upgrade" or "new installation" unfortunately my FULL home home
> edition CD does not provide you with this "upgrade option only the new
> installation option, and at this point I really just wanted to upgrade
> to WIN XP home edition from one of my win 98 version machines.
>
> Thanks to all in advance!
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