Installation of XP Home Edition OEM

[mack]

I recently bought Windows XP Home Edition OEM and think I
may have made a mistake. My PC is running Windows 98 and I
wanted to upgrade. Now I find out that OEM means original
equipment manufacturer. Can I install this version of XP
on my PC over Win 98, or is it only for new PC's(like it
says on the package)? Any help would be appreciated. I
haven't opened the packaging yet, so it's always
returnable if I've messed up!

Thanks,
Mack

 

[NeKeta [MSFT]]

If the version of Windows XP your recieved says OEM, then you cannot legally
use it. I am skeptical of where you purchased it as well. You have to be a
Microsoft Resller to aquire that particular version. You are going to have
to return that for a regular upgrade version of Windows XP.

 

[Willit]

It will do a clean install, meaning it will wipe out all
of 98 and all data. you need to backup all you want. The
program is fine on your pc, it does not have to be new.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

An OEM CD cannot be used to perform an upgrade of an earlier OS,
as it was designed to be installed _only_ upon an empty hard drive.
It can still be used to perform a repair installation (a.k.a. an
in-place upgrade) of an existing WinXP installation.


Bruce Chambers

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[Guest]

Like the package reads,"OEM" that would be microsoft,
xp upgrade is for all computers,not designed for,only
brand new if thats what you mean.Install the xp cd,
itll work as its suppose to.

 

[Ken Blake]

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I recently bought Windows XP Home Edition OEM and think I
may have made a mistake. My PC is running Windows 98 and I
wanted to upgrade. Now I find out that OEM means original
equipment manufacturer. Can I install this version of XP
on my PC over Win 98, or is it only for new PC's(like it
says on the package)? Any help would be appreciated. I
haven't opened the packaging yet, so it's always
returnable if I've messed up!

You *can* use the OEM version on your computer, but you can not
use it to upgrade over the top of your existing Windows 98
installation; OEM versions can only do clean installations, not
upgrades.

You have two choices: do a clean installation with your OEM
version, or return it and get the upgrade version instead.

 

[Guest]

thi is bull and you know it. all OEM's say that. What cart
did you fall off of.

 

[Willit]

I have no Idea what your job is at MS , but I think you
have your wires crossed about what a OEM is , how you buy
it and it's uses.

 

[Guest]

Legally, now we have a MS attorney on here making posts.
Unless you have a license to pratice law I would refrain
from this kind of post.

1 : of or relating to law
2 a : deriving authority from or founded on law b : having
a formal status derived from law often without a basis in
actual fact c : established by law;
3 : conforming to or permitted by law or established rules
4 : recognized or made effective by a court of law as
distinguished from a court of equity
5 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the
profession of law or of one of its members
6 : created by the constructions of the law

 

[roger.s]

Like the package reads,"OEM" that would be microsoft,
xp upgrade is for all computers,not designed for,only
brand new if thats what you mean.Install the xp cd,
itll work as its suppose to.

Install it as a Dual boot system..

 

[Steve C. Ray]

Mack, listen to Ken. Ignore the others.

 

[D.Currie]

I recently bought Windows XP Home Edition OEM and think I
may have made a mistake. My PC is running Windows 98 and I
wanted to upgrade. Now I find out that OEM means original
equipment manufacturer. Can I install this version of XP
on my PC over Win 98, or is it only for new PC's(like it
says on the package)? Any help would be appreciated. I
haven't opened the packaging yet, so it's always
returnable if I've messed up!

Thanks,
Mack

It won't do the upgrade, but a clean install is often a better option
anyway, as you get rid of all the leftover junk from the previous OS.

As far as returning it, I'd be surprised, as most places I've known of won't
take the OEM software back whether it's been opened or not. The problem is
that the CD Key is on the outside of the package, and that's the important
part of the purchase. Most places don't want to deal with the possibility
that someone might buy the software, use the key, return the software, and
then the seller has software that's been "used up" as far as activation is
concerned.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I recently bought Windows XP Home Edition OEM and think I
may have made a mistake. My PC is running Windows 98 and I
wanted to upgrade. Now I find out that OEM means original
equipment manufacturer. Can I install this version of XP
on my PC over Win 98, or is it only for new PC's(like it
says on the package)?

That means you *cannot* install it as an upgrade of your Win98. Nor
would you be able to transfer it on to successor hardware in due course.
If you can exchange it for a retail upgrade CD I would do so