a clean install by an upgrade cd

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it is said that a clean install can be done by the upgrade version c
but i am using an ibm notebook which does not provide a recovery c
can then i use the upgrade version cd for a clean instal

please repl
thx
 
No, you need a "Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/2000 installation CD.

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| it is said that a clean install can be done by the upgrade version cd
| but i am using an ibm notebook which does not provide a recovery cd
| can then i use the upgrade version cd for a clean install
|
| please reply
| thx
 
Wrong !
The upgrade "Windows XP Home Edition" will do a clean full installation....
You just need a copy of your Windows 98 or Windows 2000, or Windows ME CD to
insert when asked to insert it. Windows XP Upgrade will then do a Format and
a Full Installation.
 
I remember years ago doing a full clean install with a w98 upgrade CD. It
just needed verification of ownership of an MS product so I shoved in floppy
1 of Works (4.0, I think) - worked fine.
I also remember ringing MS support first asking whether I could & his
comment was 'yes, basically it's exactly the same as the full install CD'.
 
I think that's what Carey meant: You need to have one of those CD's to show
as a qualifier in order to do a clean installation with an upgrade disk.

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Greetings --

It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the
Upgrade CD, provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier
OS.

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.

Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.


Bruce Chambers

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Greetings --

Let's see.... You claim Carey is wrong, and then provide exactly
the same answer? How, then, was Carey mistaken?

Bruce Chambers

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Let's see.... You claim Carey is wrong, and then provide exactly
the same answer? How, then, was Carey mistaken?
Click to expand...

I think he picked up on the word "Installation" rather then apply it to the
list of disks...

Reading the full post will probably reveal how he got mixed up...
 
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