xp upgrade

[arbee]

I have a valid 98SE install. If I purchase an XP upgrade,
and in the future have a hard drive failure. Will I have
to first reinstall 98SE before reinstalling XP or will the
upgrade disc do a complete install and activate?

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings

In the case of a reinstall is needed the Windows XP Setup will just ask for
the Windows 98 disc, you will *not* have to install 98 then upgrade to
Windows XP.

 

[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.


Bruce Chambers

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[Alex Z]

Well what do you do if you only have a OEM recovery CD?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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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