Can I do full XP install with upgrade edition?

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Frank

I have just purchased XP Home Edition Upgrade. I have
98SE full version already installed. Instead of upgrading
can I do a full install with just the XP upgrade or do I
have to install my 98se first?
 
You can do a full install, XP will prompt you to insert the 98cd to verify
the upgrade version.
 
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Frank said:
I have just purchased XP Home Edition Upgrade. I have
98SE full version already installed. Instead of upgrading
can I do a full install with just the XP upgrade or do I
have to install my 98se first?
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The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a previous
qualifying version's installation CD (not an OEM restore CD), not
to have it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous
qualifying version installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD
as proof of ownership. Just insert the previous version's CD, and
follow the prompts. Everything proceeds quite normally and quite
legitimately.
 
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