installation of XP from upgrade

[ArthurL]

Does anyone know if I can install XP from the upgrade package onto a new partition of my pc now running W2k and win ME
Thanks

 

[max]

Yes the upgrade will upgrade either of the them

Have you got ME on the c: drive ?

what one do you want to upgrade ?

 

[ArthurL]

I have both W2k and ME on separate drives W2k on c and me on d:

 

[ArthurL]

Max,
Sorry I want to do a clean install not an upgrade!
Arthur

 

[max]

Im sorry to say , but you cant do a full/fresh install with the upgrade CD

you need an Operating system on the machine to "Upgrade"

 

[ArthurL]

Max,
thank you. I will now go and exchange the luckily unopened package for a complete full version
Regards
Arthur

 

[AmarSingh]

actually you can do a clean install with the upgrade package as long as you have the cd to a prior version of windows. When you go to do the upgrade, xp asks you which partition you want to do it on, lets you format it and then asks you to insert the cd from a previous version of windows to make sure that you are eligible for the upgrade

 

[Speed4Ever]

Originally posted by AmarSingh
actually you can do a clean install with the upgrade package as long as you have the cd to a prior version of windows. When you go to do the upgrade, xp asks you which partition you want to do it on, lets you format it and then asks you to insert the cd from a previous version of windows to make sure that you are eligible for the upgrade

Ditto on this.

Arthur, all your going to get out of buying the full version is about -$100.

As long as you have your CD from your previous OS, you should be fine.

 

[Goose]

When your doing clean install from upgrade CD
it asks for your ME or 98 cd to verify you have that OS
thats it job done

 

[Mike89]

I wonder if he went down and spent the extra $100.

Hope he read the posts before he cut out. Bummer if he didn't.