does XP PRo upgrade require 98 already installed?

[Scott E L]

I'm clearing a machine's hard drive of all files,
repartitioning the drive and want to install XP Pro rather
than 98.

If I purchase the XP Pro 'Upgrade' product, will it
require 98 to be pre-installed? Or, will it ask to
just "see" the 98 CD? Hoping not to have to install both
OS's.


Thanks,
Scott

 

[Manda Luyong]

Will just ask for a qualifying product. You can boot straight from XP CD
and delete all previous partition and start fresh.

 

[Nicholas]

If you own either a "full version" or "upgrade version"
of Windows 98 or ME, and it is not installed on any other computer,
it will qualify for installing Windows XP Home "upgrade version"
"clean". It is not necessary to install Windows 98 or ME, then upgrade
to Windows XP Home. Also, the Windows 98 or ME Product Key
is not required when performing a "clean install", only the installation CD.

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.


--
Nicholas

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| I'm clearing a machine's hard drive of all files,
| repartitioning the drive and want to install XP Pro rather
| than 98.
|
| If I purchase the XP Pro 'Upgrade' product, will it
| require 98 to be pre-installed? Or, will it ask to
| just "see" the 98 CD? Hoping not to have to install both
| OS's.
|
|
| Thanks,
| Scott

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It is possible to perform a clean installation using an Upgrade
CD.

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.


Bruce Chambers

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