Upgrading from WinMe to WinXP Pro on Laptop

G

Guest

I have a laptop with Windows Me and I want to upgrade to Windows XP Professional. I have misplaced the WinMe CD. Does WinXP Pro Upgrade require the WinMe CD-ROM during the installation and upgrade process?

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J

Jerry

No.

Dennis Boone said:
I have a laptop with Windows Me and I want to upgrade to Windows XP
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Professional. I have misplaced the WinMe CD. Does WinXP Pro Upgrade
require the WinMe CD-ROM during the installation and upgrade process?
 
S

Shenan Stanley

Dennis said:
I have a laptop with Windows Me and I want to upgrade to Windows XP
Professional. I have misplaced the WinMe CD. Does WinXP Pro Upgrade
require the WinMe CD-ROM during the installation and upgrade process?
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No.
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Addendum to Jerry's informative answer...

The upgrade to Windows XP does not require the original CD of a qualifying
media as long as you are not attempting to perform a clean install of
Windows XP - starting from scratch and installing Windows XP fresh. If you
are using Windows XP as a true upgrade - then no CD of the previous
qualifying OS is required - it just needs to be in place.

Also notice that during the upgrade - DISCONNECT FROM THE INTERNET! Do not
reconnect until XP is installed an you have turned on the firewall. Then
once connected, go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and install all
critical updates!
 

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