HI,I'm presently using 98SE which is an upgrade version from my old WIN 95 OEM Will I be able to upgrade to WIN XP Home by buying and using the XP upgrade version or will I have to buy the full XP version? This may seem like a dumb question but I'm asking because in an ad from BEST BUY,they say the XP upgrade version only can be used with a full previous version of Windows.There's about a $50 difference in price so I don't want to get the full version of XP if it's not necessary. TIA
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Tony C.

Yes, you can use the Upgrade version.

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"Tony C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:A46125C4-EA77-4FE2-9912-(E-Mail Removed)...
> HI,I'm presently using 98SE which is an upgrade version from my old WIN 95 OEM Will I be able to upgrade to WIN XP Home by buying and using the XP upgrade version or will I have to buy the full XP version? This may seem like a dumb question but I'm asking because in an ad from BEST BUY,they say the XP upgrade version only can be used with a full previous version of Windows.There's about a $50 difference in price so I don't want to get the full version of XP if it's not necessary. TIA
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> Tony C.

Thanks for the quick reply Doug. From checking the MS upgrade sites I thought I was ok with the upgrade but then that ad kinda made me wonder.Thanks again!!
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"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

> Yes, you can use the Upgrade version.
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> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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> "Tony C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:A46125C4-EA77-4FE2-9912-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > HI,I'm presently using 98SE which is an upgrade version from my old WIN 95 OEM Will I be able to upgrade to WIN XP Home by buying and using the XP upgrade version or will I have to buy the full XP version? This may seem like a dumb question but I'm asking because in an ad from BEST BUY,they say the XP upgrade version only can be used with a full previous version of Windows.There's about a $50 difference in price so I don't want to get the full version of XP if it's not necessary. TIA
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> > Tony C.
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Although you CAN you the upgrade version, if you have a 98 CDROM, or if 98
is on the disk, whether you SHOULD upgrade is a another matter. Before
spending the money, download the free upgrade advisor from Microsoft and let
it check your PC's hardware and software for XP compatibility. A PC that
originally had 95 on it is generally a poor candidate for XP, without major
hardware upgrades. You may also need new software, especially virus
scanner, CD writer, any third-party sustem tools (e.g., Norton, PowerQuest),
etc.


"Tony C." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A46125C4-EA77-4FE2-9912-(E-Mail Removed)...
> HI,I'm presently using 98SE which is an upgrade version from my old WIN 95
OEM Will I be able to upgrade to WIN XP Home by buying and using the XP
upgrade version or will I have to buy the full XP version? This may seem
like a dumb question but I'm asking because in an ad from BEST BUY,they say
the XP upgrade version only can be used with a full previous version of
Windows.There's about a $50 difference in price so I don't want to get the
full version of XP if it's not necessary. TIA
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> Tony C.