Re: Upgrading XP to media center ( HOW)

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From: Chris H. (winxpnews_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:54:37 -0800

You would need to install it clean, formatting the hard drive. 

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"yar" <raybright@btclick.com> wrote in message 
news:%2326k3o9KFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I want to upgrade my xp pro machine to Media Center 2005, the oem software 
> on sale in the UK states that it can only be installed on a new machine 
> and not used to upgrade my pc.
>
> Can anybody tell me if this it true and if so is there a way to force the 
> software to upgrade.
>
> Thanks
>

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