xp upgrade

[buyman4]

is there a work around for the "insert previous Windows
disk" requirement during a clean install of the XP
upgrade?
I only have the recovery disk from compaq and it is not
accepted.
The only thing the upgrade disk will do is install
an "over-write". This leaves large amounts of clutter on
the drive.
Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The acceptable CDs include a Microsoft Windows version of 95/98/ME or 2000.
If you do not own one of these qualifying CDs, you'll need a "Full Version" of
Windows XP in order to proceed with a "Clean Install".

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| is there a work around for the "insert previous Windows
| disk" requirement during a clean install of the XP
| upgrade?
| I only have the recovery disk from compaq and it is not
| accepted.
| The only thing the upgrade disk will do is install
| an "over-write". This leaves large amounts of clutter on
| the drive.
| Thanks

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

No, there is no work round, but if you have a Win 95 CD, try that.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| is there a work around for the "insert previous Windows
| disk" requirement during a clean install of the XP
| upgrade?
| I only have the recovery disk from compaq and it is not
| accepted.
| The only thing the upgrade disk will do is install
| an "over-write". This leaves large amounts of clutter on
| the drive.
| Thanks

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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.

Have you made sure that your PC's hardware components are capable
of supporting WinXP? This information will be found at the PC's
manufacturer's web site, and on Microsoft's Windows Catalog:
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx) Additionally, run
Microsoft WinXP Upgrade Advisor to see if you have any incompatible
hardware components or applications.

You should, before proceeding, take a few minutes to ensure that
there are WinXP device drivers available for all of the machine's
components. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed for
Win98/Me. Also bear in mind that PCs designed for, sold and run fine
with Win9x/Me very often do not meet WinXP's much more stringent
hardware quality requirements. This is particularly true of many
models in Compaq's consumer-class Presario product line or HP's
consumer-class Pavilion product line. WinXP, like WinNT and Win2K
before it, is quite sensitive to borderline defective or substandard
hardware (particularly motherboards, RAM and hard drives) that will
still support Win9x.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316639

Upgrading to Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm


Bruce Chambers

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