Windows XP updgrade

[peter]

With the upgrade edition, can I still "install from
scratch"? I have an old NT 4.0 SP5 system and want to wipe
everything out and start from scratch.

[Yves Leclerc]

I do not think the original Windows NT 4.0 install CD would qualify for the
upgrade.

Y

"peter" > wrote in message
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> With the upgrade edition, can I still "install from
> scratch"? I have an old NT 4.0 SP5 system and want to wipe
> everything out and start from scratch.

[sqr]

Yes it will. Just insert the other CD when it asks for proof of a previous
OS.

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"peter" > wrote in message
...
> With the upgrade edition, can I still "install from
> scratch"? I have an old NT 4.0 SP5 system and want to wipe
> everything out and start from scratch.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using an
Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and
format partitions as part of the installation process.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. 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.


Bruce Chambers

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"peter" > wrote in message
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> With the upgrade edition, can I still "install from
> scratch"? I have an old NT 4.0 SP5 system and want to wipe
> everything out and start from scratch.

[Tempora]

"peter" > wrote in message
...
> With the upgrade edition, can I still "install from
> scratch"? I have an old NT 4.0 SP5 system and want to wipe
> everything out and start from scratch.

Well, I assume you have Windows XP Professional upgrade as that is the only
valid upgrade path from a previous NT OS.