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Question about Windows XP Pro Full Version
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| obsessed tech 2003-09-15, 5:30 am |
| I have 2 questions regarding Windows XP Pro:
1.) Is the full version of Windows XP Pro capable of upgrading a copy
of Windows 98 "first edition"?
2.) Am I better off doing a clean install of Windows XP Pro? If so,
why?
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| Clean install .... all the way.
Why?
Two reasons in my book - 1, to start with a clean slate and to ensure no
crud carries over from the old install and 2, you should format the drive as
NTFS for better control and security.
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| Sorry, that should have read Upgrade Advisor rather than Compatibility
Wizard. It's on the XP CD or you can download it from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ing/default.asp
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Kenny
"Kenny" <elvis@gracelands.com> wrote in message
news:bk540i$o8tc6$1@ID-126822.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Much better to do a clean install, look here:
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http://thetechnozone.com/pcbuyersgu...install_or_upgr
> ade.html
> or here:
> http://www.theeldergeek.com/upgrading_to_windows_xp.htm
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> Run the Compatibility Wizard first and make sure you have XP drivers for
> everything.
> --
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> Kenny
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> "obsessed tech" <hornee4jav@666.com> wrote in message
> news:rjtamvovv8u1odh7padif2q8j
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> > I have 2 questions regarding Windows XP Pro:
> >
> > 1.) Is the full version of Windows XP Pro capable of upgrading a copy
> > of Windows 98 "first edition"?
> >
> > 2.) Am I better off doing a clean install of Windows XP Pro? If so,
> > why?
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| David Hough 2003-09-15, 6:26 pm |
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If you purchase the upgrade, you will save a little money. If you ever
have to reload, later, you will have to load the origional OS and then
upgrade it.
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| Barry Watzman 2003-09-15, 7:25 pm |
| Re: "If you purchase the upgrade, you will save a little money. If you
ever have to reload, later, you will have to load the origional OS and
then upgrade it."
That is not correct.
An upgrade version can do a full install on a totally blank hard drive,
DO NOT install an old version first if you want a clean install.
What will happen is that, because it's an "upgrade version", it will
want to see the CD from the "older" version being "upgraded", and you
will have to insert the CD for the "old" version into the CD-ROM drive
at one point for a "compliance check". But this is strictly a licensing
issue, no actual files are used from the older version, an "upgrade
version" is a complete version of the operating system.
David Hough wrote:
>
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> If you purchase the upgrade, you will save a little money. If you ever
> have to reload, later, you will have to load the origional OS and then
> upgrade it.
>
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| Adam Leinss 2003-09-15, 8:26 pm |
| "RussS" <yeah_right@roflmao.com> wrote in
news:M8f9b.148253$JA5.3613569@news.xtra.co.nz:
> Clean install .... all the way.
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> Why?
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> Two reasons in my book - 1, to start with a clean slate and to
> ensure no crud carries over from the old install and 2, you should
> format the drive as NTFS for better control and security.
If you must go the upgrade route, you can use the CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS
command to convert FAT partitions to NTFS partitions without losing
data.
Adam
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| havinfun69nospam@yahoo.com 2003-09-15, 8:26 pm |
| Can somone verify this comment as I was not aware of the fact that you
could use an upgrade CD on a blank HD.
Gary
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>An upgrade version can do a full install on a totally blank hard drive,
>DO NOT install an old version first if you want a clean install.
>
>What will happen is that, because it's an "upgrade version", it will
>want to see the CD from the "older" version being "upgraded", and you
>will have to insert the CD for the "old" version into the CD-ROM drive
>at one point for a "compliance check". But this is strictly a licensing
>issue, no actual files are used from the older version, an "upgrade
>version" is a complete version of the operating system.
>
>
>David Hough wrote:
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| Barry Watzman 2003-09-15, 9:26 pm |
| Well, if you can accept me verifying my own post, I just did it Saturday
night with a brand new Maxtor hard drive.
havinfun69nospam@yahoo.com wrote:
> Can somone verify this comment as I was not aware of the fact that you
> could use an upgrade CD on a blank HD.
>
> Gary
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>>An upgrade version can do a full install on a totally blank hard drive,
>>DO NOT install an old version first if you want a clean install.
>>
>>What will happen is that, because it's an "upgrade version", it will
>>want to see the CD from the "older" version being "upgraded", and you
>>will have to insert the CD for the "old" version into the CD-ROM drive
>>at one point for a "compliance check". But this is strictly a licensing
>>issue, no actual files are used from the older version, an "upgrade
>>version" is a complete version of the operating system.
>>
>>
>>David Hough wrote:
>
>
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| On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:01:08 GMT, havinfun69nospam@yahoo.com wrote:
>Can somone verify this comment as I was not aware of the fact that you
>could use an upgrade CD on a blank HD.
Yes.
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| Adam Leinss 2003-09-16, 12:27 am |
| havinfun69nospam@yahoo.com wrote in
news:iukcmv0ft26tc02hivnmquscg
ppvk8l1ed@4ax.com:
> Can somone verify this comment as I was not aware of the fact that
> you could use an upgrade CD on a blank HD.
Yes, you can. The only difference between the "Upgrade" and "Full"
versions is the license check.
Adam
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| Absolutely, further proof found at the bottom of this link And from
the many installs this group has done.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...02october07.asp
Watch the line wrap.
<havinfun69nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Can somone verify this comment as I was not aware of the fact that
you
> could use an upgrade CD on a blank HD.
>
> Gary
>
> >
> >An upgrade version can do a full install on a totally blank hard
drive,
> >DO NOT install an old version first if you want a clean install.
> >
> >What will happen is that, because it's an "upgrade version", it
will
> >want to see the CD from the "older" version being "upgraded", and
you
> >will have to insert the CD for the "old" version into the CD-ROM
drive
> >at one point for a "compliance check". But this is strictly a
licensing
> >issue, no actual files are used from the older version, an "upgrade
> >version" is a complete version of the operating system.
> >
> >
> >David Hough wrote:
>
>
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| David Hough 2003-09-16, 6:25 am |
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I stand corrected
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| Simon Telrenner 2003-09-16, 6:24 pm |
| Yes you can. I have been doing it since 98
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<havinfun69nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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ppvk8l1ed@4ax.com...
> Can somone verify this comment as I was not aware of the fact that you
> could use an upgrade CD on a blank HD.
>
> Gary
>
> >
> >An upgrade version can do a full install on a totally blank hard drive,
> >DO NOT install an old version first if you want a clean install.
> >
> >What will happen is that, because it's an "upgrade version", it will
> >want to see the CD from the "older" version being "upgraded", and you
> >will have to insert the CD for the "old" version into the CD-ROM drive
> >at one point for a "compliance check". But this is strictly a licensing
> >issue, no actual files are used from the older version, an "upgrade
> >version" is a complete version of the operating system.
> >
> >
> >David Hough wrote:
>
>
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