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[David]

Just bought a new hard drive. Went to install Windows XP
upgrade edition. Do not have original Windows 98 CD which
setup needs for proof of upgrade. How do I do it without
a CD?

 

[purplehaz]

You don't. You need proof in the way of an actual cd. Either borrow a win98
cd or buy the full version of xp.

 

[Steve C. Ray]

You don't. You must have a qualifying product to insert when asked. The CD
for Windows 95, 98 or ME will work.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Just bought a new hard drive. Went to install Windows XP
upgrade edition. Do not have original Windows 98 CD which
setup needs for proof of upgrade. How do I do it without
a CD?

Provided the 98 is still on the machine, boot that, and insert the XP
CD. If it does not auto-run, run the Setup on it. Take Install,
continue with either

Upgrade (which I would do in the first instance. Save the old system
files, and subsequently back them up so you could go back to 98 if you
ever had to)

or

Change that to New Install. When it asks you to confirm where, hit
ESC; select and delete the current partition and make a new RAW one to
be formatted at the next stage
By that time the eligibility check has been made.

The only problem would arise if you ever needed to do a clean install
again. I *think* That if you then follow the second method, running
from the XP, it will recognise that that that had been a legitimate
upgrade, but I have no definite confirmation

 

[Alex Nichol]

You don't. You need proof in the way of an actual cd. Either borrow a win98
cd or buy the full version of xp.

You can run it from the existing 98 installation - see my reply

 

[Alex Nichol]

Just bought a new hard drive. Went to install Windows XP
upgrade edition. Do not have original Windows 98 CD which
setup needs for proof of upgrade. How do I do it without
a CD?

 

[Steve C. Ray]

Alex, the way I read his post he has replaced his hard drive with a new
one - nothing on it. Therefore to install XP with a Upgrade he will have to
have a qualifying disk.

 

[purplehaz]

You can run it from the existing 98 installation - see my reply

I don't think he has win98 installed.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Alex, the way I read his post he has replaced his hard drive with a new
one - nothing on it. Therefore to install XP with a Upgrade he will have to
have a qualifying disk.

Yes - I had read it as *adding* a hard disk to a system that was in
working state. And I *think* I am right that running the install from
an XP that was a legitimate upgrade will recognise that point