Re: WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION : UPGRADE vs FULL INSTALL VERSION

In news:eKZVsKrPFHA.2724@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Donald L McDaniel <donmcdaniel2005@xxxxxxxxx> respectfully replied ;-)
> Ken Blake wrote:
>> In news:FAEBF8EC-C293-4424-88E5-429EE667726E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> JACOBS,JAKE <JACOBS,JAKE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>
>>> WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FULL INSTALL VERSION & AN
>>> UPGRADE
>>> VERSION? MY COMPUTER CURRENTLY HAS WINDOWS ME.
>>> I THOUGHT I PURCHASED A FULL INSTALL VERSION BUT IT
>>> IS THE
>>> UPGRADE VERSION OF WINDOWS XP HOME.
>>> I WANTED TO DO A FULL INSTALLATION.
>>>
>>> CAN I STILL DO A FULL INSTALL. WITH THE UPGRADE VERSION OF
>>> WINDOWS XP
>>> HOME EDITION ?
>>
>>
>> Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if you type normally, in
>> mixed case.
>>
>> The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a previous
>> qualifying version's installation CD (with an OEM restore CD, see
>> below), not to have it installed.
>
> This is patently untrue.

No it wasn't, you are not applying Ken's entire reply as a whole, you are
nitpicking it. He is saying you have to own a qualifying Windows or have it
installed on the computer [I.a. restored from restore media].
BTW, 95 will only qualify for a clean install.
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If you have a previous version of Windows
> installed on your HD, and prepare your disk for a clean installation
> of XP by booting from the XP CD, and partition and format it from
> within Setup, the Setup program will NEVER ask for qualifying media. I too
> used to think that inserting physical media as proof of
> qualifying media was necessary (the only time I remember doing this,
> by the way, was when I purchased the Retail Upgrade version of
> Windows ME, and used fdisk/format to prepare my HD prior to using the
> ME Upgrade CD. The setup program of Windows MD DID ask me for
> qualifying media). Then I purchased an XP Retail Upgrade CD and did
> a clean install of XP with an existing installation of Windows on my
> HD. I was truly surprised when I was NEVER asked to insert
> qualifying media. This is true for the XP Professional Retail
> Upgrade CD. It may or may not be true for the XP Home Edition Retail
> Upgrade CD.
>> When setup doesn't find a
>> previous qualifying version installed,
>
> The above will only be true IF you prepare your HD for installation
> by using third-party or Microsoft disk preparation software(such as
> fdisk/format) to remove the existing installation of Windows prior to
> booting with the XP install CD. If you use the XP install CD to boot
> your computer, and leave an existing installation of Windows on your
> HD, the XP Setup program will find the existing installation and take
> it as proof of qualifying media with no questions asked or input
> required, including install media from a previous version of Windows.
>
>> it will prompt you to
>> insert its CD as proof of ownership. Just insert the previous
>> version's CD, and follow the prompts. Everything proceeds quite
>> normally and quite legitimately.
>>
>> You can also do a clean installation if you have an OEM restore
>> CD of a previous qualifying version. It's more complicated, but
>> it *can* be done. First restore from the Restore CD. Then run the
>> XP upgrade CD from within that restored system, and change from
>> Upgrade to New Install. When it asks where, press Esc to delete
>> the partition and start over.
>
> The one time I attempted to do this, I was trying to install Windows
> 2000 cleanly using the Win2k Retail Upgrade CD. I started the Win2k
> Setup program from within Windows ME. During this I attempted to
> delete all partitions. The setup program would not allow me to
> delete the boot partition, as you seem to claim the Windows XP Setup
> program will allow. Of course, this may have been changed in the XP
> Setup program, and it WILL allow you to delete the boot partition. Or
> perhaps I am misunderstanding you.



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