Should I get XP Pro full version or upgrade?

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Tim B.

Suppose, hypothetically, that I currently have a pirated version of XP Pro
and I want to buy a legit version. I could buy a full version, or, for less
money, I could by the upgrade. From what I can see of the product
description of the upgrade, I need to have ME or 98 installed, which I can
do, but I'd really rather not. If I try to install the XP upgrade, without
ME or 98 already installed, won't it just ask me for the ME or 98 CD
(assuming that it might not recognize the current pirated version of XP Pro)
for verification? I'm thinking that maybe they listed that requirement
because you need some sort of operating system to run the install. But then
again, if the disk got blown away, and I needed to re-install XP, I'd like
to just be able to do it all from the upgrade CD and then load the ME or 98
disk when prompted for verification.

Tim
 
If you have a legit copy of 98 or Me, you can use that as verification to
install the XP upgrade. The best way to get rid of the pirated version
that's on your hard drive now would be to backup any files you would like to
keep (address book, email directory, favorites, My Documents, etc...) and do
a reinstall and reformat the drive. That way you should have no problems
updating with SP1 or any other updates.
During the installation it will ask for upgrade verification. At that point
you will need the 98 or Me CD to provide that.

Rich
 
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