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I want to upgrade a family members pc from me to xp. I purchased xp home from
an amazon.com vender (edirectsoftware) for 60$ but the cd says for use with
gateway pc only (my mom has a 6000 series compaq) and it says clean install
only: that I must uninstall any previous OS first. The tech support from
edirect told me I would not have any issues but now I don't know if I should
proceed with the upgrade from this CD. Can anyone give me some advice?

 

[Michael Stevens]

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I want to upgrade a family members pc from me to xp. I purchased xp
home from an amazon.com vender (edirectsoftware) for 60$ but the cd
says for use with gateway pc only (my mom has a 6000 series compaq)
and it says clean install only: that I must uninstall any previous OS
first. The tech support from edirect told me I would not have any
issues but now I don't know if I should proceed with the upgrade from
this CD. Can anyone give me some advice?

Get your money back and get a retail upgrade version or at the very least
the generic non-branded OEM. The version you purchased may not be able to
receive updates and is not meant to be resold. This OEM version will also
not allow you to upgrade and keep your family members information, it will
only do clean installs.
But first look over the links listed below to make sure the system is even
suitable for upgrading to XP.

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
For upgrading to XP Home or Pro, see the links below.
http://aumha.org/a/xpupgrad.htm
XP Upgrade
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_2kupgrade.asp
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_9xupgrade.asp
See the link below for steps on performing a Clean Install.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Known problems with XP upgrades.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpupgdissues.html
Known Problems with Clean installs.
http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/Install/installbugs.htm
Top 10 Reasons for Moving to Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/top10.asp
Why Windows XP Professional?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/default.asp
Windows XP Professional Features
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/features.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/matrix.mspx
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[Guest]

Thanks for the reply, i've ordered a retail from bestbuy.com however i doubt
i can get my money back for the onw i already have because their policy
states no returns on open software and i of course opened it like a
dummy...well elsson learned i guess. but again thanks for your help.
scaf

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I want to upgrade a family members pc from me to xp. I purchased xp home from
an amazon.com vender (edirectsoftware) for 60$ but the cd says for use with
gateway pc only (my mom has a 6000 series compaq) and it says clean install
only: that I must uninstall any previous OS first. The tech support from
edirect told me I would not have any issues but now I don't know if I should
proceed with the upgrade from this CD. Can anyone give me some advice?

If the Gateway OEM CD didn't come with a Gateway PC, you purchased
pirated (stolen, to be blunt) software. The first clue to this should
have been the ridiculously low, too-good-to-be-true price. In a way,
you're a victim of your own parsimony.

You can try getting a refund from the vendor, and involving various law
enforcement agencies, but, ultimately, you're going to have to go to a
legitimate store and buy a legitimate WinXP license.


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Yes, the copy of XP that you have is a pirate copy. I really would recommend
reporting it to Microsoft and to law enforcement.