Re: XP Home Addition Upgrade Question

She bought a dell system and the store she purchased it from put Windows 2000
Professional and didn't give her a OS disk. Would it be possible to wipe the
system clean, install my old 98 and then install the upgrade?

Her system meets the requirements for the XP upgrade.

The reason I wanted to wipe the system clean is that they have a virus on it
and clean it completely and then re-install everything.
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just trying to get by.....


"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

ladygarnet wrote:
My daughter bought XP Upgrade addition for her computer, but it seems like
she has a virus on her computer. Can we wipe it clean (fdisk) then install
the Home Addition Upgrade, or do we need to put something like 98 on it first
before we install the upgrade. When she bought the computer, they didn't give
her a disk for her Windows program.


It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the WinXP
Upgrade CD, provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier OS.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
"Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.

However, have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are
capable of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.

You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639

Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm


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