Win Xp Pro reinstall over Win98SE/WinXP Pro Upgrade

[Bo]

I am installing a new hard drive and wish to install a
fresh version of WinXP Pro without reinstalling Win98SE
and the WinXP Pro Upgrade.

Must I purchase new WinXP Pro non-upgrade software? If
so, is there any rebate consideration for my previous
Win98SE and/or WinXP Upgrade purchases?

If so, how do I negotiate the purchase/rebate?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I am installing a new hard drive and wish to install a
| fresh version of WinXP Pro without reinstalling Win98SE
| and the WinXP Pro Upgrade.
|
| Must I purchase new WinXP Pro non-upgrade software? If
| so, is there any rebate consideration for my previous
| Win98SE and/or WinXP Upgrade purchases?
|
| If so, how do I negotiate the purchase/rebate?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It is possible to perform a clean installation using an Upgrade
CD.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
"Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.

Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.


Bruce Chambers

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