Very angry with Windows XP Home Upgrade...

[Jake]

A few days ago I decided that I'd clear my computer's hard
drive (through partions) and I did. I've been working on
it for days thanks to a little problem I had though.
I was installing XP to my hard drive, and suddenly my
computer restarted. I went back to do it again but it said
I could not do it and no operating system was found. I am
very angry since I have an upgrade and suddenly my old
Windows 98 is gone. So now I have to purchase a new
Windows XP CD, but I do not want to, because of this
displeasing situation. Is there anything I can do to still
install XP, or do I have to buy a new copy??

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
A few days ago I decided that I'd clear my computer's hard
drive (through partions) and I did. I've been working on
it for days thanks to a little problem I had though.
I was installing XP to my hard drive, and suddenly my
computer restarted. I went back to do it again but it said
I could not do it and no operating system was found. I am
very angry since I have an upgrade and suddenly my old
Windows 98 is gone. So now I have to purchase a new
Windows XP CD, but I do not want to, because of this
displeasing situation. Is there anything I can do to still
install XP, or do I have to buy a new copy??
.
Why do you need to purchase another cd?

 

[Sparker9]

You do not need to have the an OS installed, the setup program will prompt you for verification during installation. Here's an excerpt from the installation procedure:

---quote---
If your Windows XP CD-ROM is an upgrade, you are prompted to insert a CD-ROM of a previous operating system to check for upgrade compliance. Remove the Windows XP CD-ROM, and then insert the CD-ROM from your previous operating system into the CD-ROM drive. Valid qualifying media for upgrade compliance include:
Windows 98
Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows Millennium Edition
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000 Professional

When you receive a prompt for the Windows XP CD-ROM, remove your previous operating system CD-ROM, and then insert your Windows XP CD-ROM.
---end quote---

If you have misplaced your Windows 98 CD, borrow one from a friend for use during this part of the installation.

See this article for complete installation details:

HOW TO: Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941&Product=winxp

 

[Fizzical]

Don't need to get another CD. Just have to do a clean
install of XP and if asks for verification to upgrade,
have 98 disk ready.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm#b

 

[Gary Tait]

A few days ago I decided that I'd clear my computer's hard
drive (through partions) and I did. I've been working on
it for days thanks to a little problem I had though.
I was installing XP to my hard drive, and suddenly my
computer restarted. I went back to do it again but it said
I could not do it and no operating system was found. I am
very angry since I have an upgrade and suddenly my old
Windows 98 is gone. So now I have to purchase a new
Windows XP CD, but I do not want to, because of this
displeasing situation. Is there anything I can do to still
install XP, or do I have to buy a new copy??

If your win98 CD is missing, you need a full copy of XP.
If you still have your Win98 install CD, you can use that as
qualifying media for the XP upgrade.