Reinstalling an XP upgrade

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Don H

I am trying to install an XP upgrade on a freshly
formatted harddrive. Do I need to install windows 98
first before I can run my upgrade CD or can I some way
load XP directly onto a newly formatted harddrive?? If
so, what is the proceedure?
Thanks
Don
 
Boot from the XP CD (you may have to go into the BIOS to put it in the list
as the first boot device).

Since it is an upgrade CD, at some point you will be asked to provide
verification that you have a previous version, so be ready with the Win98 CD
and swap them when required.
 
Greetings --

It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the
Upgrade CD, provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier
OS.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
"Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.

Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.


Bruce Chambers

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