Windows XP upgrade edition have bootable cd?

[Guest]

Does the windows xp upgrade edition come with a bootable cd? I want to
reformat a PC and was wondering if this cd is bootable. Thanks!

 

[Alias~-]

Does the windows xp upgrade edition come with a bootable cd? I want to
reformat a PC and was wondering if this cd is bootable. Thanks!

Yes, it is.

Alias

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Yes.

Does the windows xp upgrade edition come with a bootable cd? I want to
reformat a PC and was wondering if this cd is bootable. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Awsome thats what I thought. I figured what if someone upgraded from a bad 98
pc and needed a format and the copy wouldnt boot to recovery console.

Thanks guys!

 

[Bob I]

Remember that you will still need the "qualifying" operating system
media if you do a clean install.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

You still need the Win98 CD for upgrade check routines.

 

[AJR]

Previous experience has resulted in a message that, booting with the
upgrade version, resulted in a message that setup requires Windows.

 

[John John]

It's not my experience. I have used upgrade versions to install on new,
virgin hard disks. As others have stated you do need to supply proof of
ownership of a qualifying upgradable product.

John

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Previous experience has resulted in a message that, booting with the
upgrade version, resulted in a message that setup requires Windows.

No, that's not correct. If you use an Upgrade version, you need to own a
previous qualifying version. If you're doing an upgrade with that Upgrade
version, the previous version will be found on your drive.

If you're doing a clean installation and the previous version is not on the
drive, then you will by prompted to insert its CD as proof of ownership.

Only in that second scenario do you get such a message.