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Hello,
I have a friends computer here at the house. She wants to upgrade to XP
home edition from her previously installed windows ME.
She has a Gateway computer that came with a System restore kit and NOT an
actual ME disk.
Can I upgrade to XP using the restore disks?
My only other thought is to use one of my windows 2000 disks (retail) as the
qualiying os when I start the install. Will using my 2000 disk to install
her upgrade to XP break any of the rules from microsoft?
I also have a beta2 version of Vista (legal) that I could use but not sure
if XP would allow me to upgrade using a beta.
Please also correct me if I am wrong. It is my understanding that I can
upgrade to XP on a blank hard drive as long as I insert a legal os disk when
the upgrade asks for it? That I do not have to install windows 2000 first
and then upgrade it to XP
Thanks in advance
I have a friends computer here at the house. She wants to upgrade to XP
home edition from her previously installed windows ME.
She has a Gateway computer that came with a System restore kit and NOT an
actual ME disk.
Can I upgrade to XP using the restore disks?
My only other thought is to use one of my windows 2000 disks (retail) as the
qualiying os when I start the install. Will using my 2000 disk to install
her upgrade to XP break any of the rules from microsoft?
I also have a beta2 version of Vista (legal) that I could use but not sure
if XP would allow me to upgrade using a beta.
Please also correct me if I am wrong. It is my understanding that I can
upgrade to XP on a blank hard drive as long as I insert a legal os disk when
the upgrade asks for it? That I do not have to install windows 2000 first
and then upgrade it to XP
Thanks in advance