Are windows xp upgrade cd's bootable

[DH]

If I buy one of these cd's at wal mart for example-is the cd bootable so i
can install it on a new system?
To verify the upgrade path,can i simply type in my product key for windows
98? I dont want to install one then the other
Thanks

 

[Kelly]

Read your previous post!!!

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[Morituri-Max]

If I buy one of these cd's at wal mart for example-is the cd bootable so i
can install it on a new system?

Yes. Set BIOS to boot from CD drive first.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Yes they are bootable, but you still need to have a prior
Windows OS CD or an upgrade will not install to a new
system.


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| DH wrote:
| > If I buy one of these cd's at wal mart for example-is
the cd bootable so i
| > can install it on a new system?
|
| Yes. Set BIOS to boot from CD drive first.
|

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

A retail CD, full or upgrade, is bootable. To use the upgrade for a clean
installation, you must be able to insert a Win98 CD, the product key is not
sufficient, you must possess the media itself. This must be a retail or
generic OEM disk, a "system restore" disk (commonly provided by many system
builders) is not going to qualify as it is not in the proper format (they
use a proprietary image format).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Bruce Chambers]

If I buy one of these cd's at wal mart for example-is the cd bootable so i
can install it on a new system?
To verify the upgrade path,can i simply type in my product key for windows
98? I dont want to install one then the other
Thanks

Try waiting longer than 7 minutes before rudely wasting others'
bandwidth by reposting the same question. Now, go read the replies to
you first post, and then reply to any of those replies for clarification
if you still have questions.


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[Plato]

Try waiting longer than 7 minutes before rudely wasting others'
bandwidth by reposting the same question. Now, go read the replies to
you first post, and then reply to any of those replies for clarification
if you still have questions.

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