Windows XP Home edition - rebuilding system

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I have a need to rebuild my system. I purchased a computer with the vendors
version of Windows ME. I upgrade to XP Home edition using an upgrade version
of XP Home. I need to completely rebuild the system. Can it be done with
the XP Home Upgrade? If not, what are my options or what are your
suggestions?
 
Mike said:
I have a need to rebuild my system. I purchased a computer with the vendors
version of Windows ME. I upgrade to XP Home edition using an upgrade version
of XP Home. I need to completely rebuild the system. Can it be done with
the XP Home Upgrade? If not, what are my options or what are your
suggestions?
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hey mike, it sure can . when you wipe your disk etc you can install your
home xp , all you will have to do is insert the me disk as proof of
original os when xp asks for it.
hope this helps.
 
Bid for a Retail Version on eBay, they start as low as $45
Do a clean install on a single partition. This will wipe out all other
programs
including all your personal and data files.
 
If you have a real ME cd with the old computer then the xp home upgrade cd
will work fine.
If you have a recovery ME cd with the old computer, then it will not work as
a recovery cd does not qualify for using the upgrade cd. You'll either need
an me cd or a full version of xp.
 
If WinME is still installed, won't XP Home Upgrade accept that as the
"previous version"? Now if he wipes the disk and wants to start over, I
guess that's a different thing.

MB
 
Mike said:
I have a need to rebuild my system. I purchased a computer with the
vendors version of Windows ME. I upgrade to XP Home edition using
an
upgrade version of XP Home. I need to completely rebuild the
system.
Can it be done with the XP Home Upgrade? If not, what are my
options
or what are your suggestions?
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It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the
Upgrade CD, provided you have the true installation CD for the earlier
OS.

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.

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It will accept it if me is installed, but then what happens when you need to
do a repair install or have to reinstall windows or format the drive and
reinstall windows. ME will be gone so at that point it won't work anymore.
Turns your xp investment into a one shot deal and that's just throwing money
away. Best to just get an me cd or buy the full version.
 
Mike E said:
I have a need to rebuild my system. I purchased a computer with the vendors
version of Windows ME. I upgrade to XP Home edition using an upgrade version
of XP Home. I need to completely rebuild the system. Can it be done with
the XP Home Upgrade? If not, what are my options or what are your
suggestions?
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If the ME CD is one with a Win9x folder of Cab files, you can show it to
the XP Setup as evidence - boot the XP CD direct. Enter Setup, and
after the license agreement take New Install. When it asks you to
confirm where, hit ESC; select and delete the current partition and make
a new RAW one to be formatted at the next stage
When it asks where Windows is you show it the ME CD in the drive for a
moment, then put the XP one back when a blue screen asks for a CD.

If it is some Restore CD you *may* be able to get away by running the
XP CD from the present setup. Take Install, change Upgrade to New
Install, and follow the same lines - ESC, delete partition make new. I
*think* that may have detected that you are restoring a legitimately
upgraded copy, but am not sure. If it does not work, you have to
restore the ME from its CD and then run the XP upgrade from it in the
same way as originally.

I would have the XP SP2 CD to hand, ready to run as first thing. If not
it is imperative to put the XP Firewall in place before connecting to
the Net *at all*
 
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