Re: Did you do a direct UPGRADE from WIN98SE? Did it work for you?

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From: Jeff W (msnews_at_kwcpa.com)
Date: 09/18/04


Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:01:47 -0400

Ditto - thanks!

Michael Stevens wrote:

>
>Harry,
>That was a brilliant analysis of why people think the clean install is
>faster than the upgrade. I have witnessed the exact behavior on several
>systems. After the clean install system is built up to the same as what the
>upgrade would be, the difference is negligible.
>
>



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