xp

[jim]

i have an upgrade version copy of xp over windows
millenium can i format my hardrive clean and just install
a full version of the xp from the upgrade disc?

 

[Joe Connolly]

Jim,

If you can get millenium to run, just run the upgrade from disk, and it will
give you the option to do the clean install. If setup does not detect
another windows installation, it may not run because you have an upgrade
version. It needs to detect a "qualifying" OS in order to upgrade it.

 

[guy]

no you can't , you need to load the other windows first (
millenium ) then your upgrade version will work , this is
why its call upgrade ... If i was you i would fdisk my
hard drive and reinstall me follow by xp

 

[Gordon]

no you can't , you need to load the other windows first (
millenium ) then your upgrade version will work , this is
why its call upgrade ... If i was you i would fdisk my
hard drive and reinstall me follow by xp

Not if the OP has the Millenium CD - at the appropriate time the install
process will ask for the qualifying CD to be inserted into the CD Drive -
that's all.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

i have an upgrade version copy of xp over windows
millenium can i format my hardrive clean and just install
a full version of the xp from the upgrade disc?

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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[Bruce Chambers]

no you can't , you need to load the other windows first (
millenium ) then your upgrade version will work , this is
why its call upgrade ... If i was you i would fdisk my
hard drive and reinstall me follow by xp

No, that's not true, at all. It's quite possible to perform a
clean installation using the Upgrade CD, provided you have the true
installation CD for the earlier OS. 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.

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