Installing xp pro upgrade from Mfg. Disk

[Luke Cesnik]

When trying to install windows XP Pro upgrade on a Windows
98SE. I get the following error.

Setup cannot your current installtion to Windows XP.
Your copy of windows XP does not support upgrading from an
evaluation copy of windows.

Setup cannot continue.

How can I get around this. The computer I am trying
upgrade is running a legal copy of windows 98 SE. The
Product Key label says Compaq Computers on it. This
computer is not a Compaq.

Is there a way around this or do I have to return this
product and get a different one?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Apparently, you acquired an "OEM version" of Windows XP.
OEM versions are not designed to upgrade an existing Windows
installation. It must be installed on a reformatted drive.
Only "retail versions" of Windows XP have the ability to upgrade.

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| When trying to install windows XP Pro upgrade on a Windows
| 98SE. I get the following error.
|
| Setup cannot your current installtion to Windows XP.
| Your copy of windows XP does not support upgrading from an
| evaluation copy of windows.
|
| Setup cannot continue.
|
| How can I get around this. The computer I am trying
| upgrade is running a legal copy of windows 98 SE. The
| Product Key label says Compaq Computers on it. This
| computer is not a Compaq.
|
| Is there a way around this or do I have to return this
| product and get a different one?