Clean install with the upgrade version?

[ToolPackinMama]

I haven't had to do this yet, but something tells me it's only a matter of time:

How can you clean install XP with the upgrade version?

 

[tyk82002]

The only way to do it is to use a prog like Partition Magic, or have 2 HD's. Either clear one HD and have setup put XP there or put a dual partition on your HD and format one partition and put it there.

 

[Binary]

Not true at all. All you need to do is to start (boot) the Upgrade CD. Before starting the installation Setup will ask you to present proof that you own a previous version of Windows and indicate that you have to put this CD in the CD-drive. When satisfied, it will ask you to reinsert the WinXP CD again and continue installation. You will certainly be able to make a clean install that way.

 

[aletank]

1. Make sure your CD rom Drive is detected/checked before your Hard Drive on Start up (will have the boot order in the BIOS)

2.Insert you WIN XP disc and restart you PC with the WIN XP CD in the drive

3.all the options will be there then ie-format C Drive and Install XP etc

4. As it is going through the install process it will ask for you Win 98 CD.

5.put that in when asked then once it's been checked it will ask for the WIN XP CD again

It's all step by step, easy questions with multiple choices of what you want to do, guiding you through it all. So nothin to be scared off, just make sure you have your Win 98 CD handy

GOOD LUCK

 

[jw50]

aletank is basically correct but his first couple of steps might be a little confusing.

Just put the XP CD in your CD drive, reboot your computer, when it restarts go into setup (on most systems you press Delete right after it completes the POST (Power On Self Test, that is the beep that you hear) and change the boot sequence to boot from the CD drive first. Save the changes and exit.

The computer will restart and shortly at the bottom of your screen you will get a promt that says "Press any key to boot to the CD". Press any key fairly quickly, it will only give you 3-5 seconds before it will continue to the next boot device. When you press any key it will boot to the XP CD and load the files that XP needs to do the install.

After XP finishes loading the files you will be given two options, you can press R to go to the Recovery Console or I believe it is press F8 to install windows. When you press the key to install windows it will give you multiple options for installing. To do a clean install just have it format your drive (or partition) and do a clean install. At some point during this process it will ask you to put in a CD from a qualifying product (either Win98 or Win2K). Just put the 98 or 2K CD in when it asks for it, it will check to make sure that you do have a qualifying product and then continue with the install.

BTW, this is by far the best way to do any installation of XP.