Windows XP upgrade

[Edmund Wright]

I am currently running Windows ME on my current computer.
I have just built a new computer, and I have just bought a
Windows XP upgrade. How can I install the XP upgrade on
my new computer and qualify that I am upgrading from ME?
Do I have to install ME on my new computer before
installing the XP upgrade?

Thanks for any help you give.

Ed

[Ken Blake]

In ,
Edmund Wright > typed:

> I am currently running Windows ME on my current computer.
> I have just built a new computer, and I have just bought a
> Windows XP upgrade. How can I install the XP upgrade on
> my new computer and qualify that I am upgrading from ME?
> Do I have to install ME on my new computer before
> installing the XP upgrade?


No, you don't.
The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a previous
qualifying version's installation CD (not an OEM restore CD), not
to have it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous
qualifying version installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD
as proof of ownership. Just insert the previous version's CD, and
follow the prompts. Everything proceeds quite normally and quite
legitimately.


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Ken Blake
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Buy a copy of WinMe for the new computer. Use it to qualify for
the upgrade to WinXP.

Bruce Chambers

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"Edmund Wright" > wrote in message
...
> I am currently running Windows ME on my current computer.
> I have just built a new computer, and I have just bought a
> Windows XP upgrade. How can I install the XP upgrade on
> my new computer and qualify that I am upgrading from ME?
> Do I have to install ME on my new computer before
> installing the XP upgrade?
>
> Thanks for any help you give.
>
> Ed

[Edmund Wright]

Thanks Ken for the information.

Ed

>-----Original Message-----
>In ,
>Edmund Wright > typed:
>
>> I am currently running Windows ME on my current
computer.
>> I have just built a new computer, and I have just
bought a
>> Windows XP upgrade. How can I install the XP upgrade on
>> my new computer and qualify that I am upgrading from ME?
>> Do I have to install ME on my new computer before
>> installing the XP upgrade?
>
>
>No, you don't.
>The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a
previous
>qualifying version's installation CD (not an OEM restore
CD), not
>to have it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous
>qualifying version installed, it will prompt you to
insert its CD
>as proof of ownership. Just insert the previous version's
CD, and
>follow the prompts. Everything proceeds quite normally
and quite
>legitimately.
>
>
>--
>Ken Blake
>Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>.
>

[Edmund Wright]

Hi Bruce,

I am already running ME, so I don't really want to buy a
copy of ME. In another reply Ken says that all I have to
do is insert my ME disk when requested.

Thanks for your reply.

Ed

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> Buy a copy of WinMe for the new computer. Use it to
qualify for
>the upgrade to WinXP.
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
>--
>Help us help you:
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
>"Edmund Wright" > wrote in message
...
>> I am currently running Windows ME on my current
computer.
>> I have just built a new computer, and I have just
bought a
>> Windows XP upgrade. How can I install the XP upgrade on
>> my new computer and qualify that I am upgrading from ME?
>> Do I have to install ME on my new computer before
>> installing the XP upgrade?
>>
>> Thanks for any help you give.
>>
>> Ed
>
>
>.
>

[Ken Blake]

In ,
Edmund Wright > typed:

> Thanks Ken for the information.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>In ,
>>Edmund Wright > typed:
>>
>>> I am currently running Windows ME on my current computer.
>>> I have just built a new computer, and I have just bought a
>>> Windows XP upgrade. How can I install the XP upgrade on
>>> my new computer and qualify that I am upgrading from ME?
>>> Do I have to install ME on my new computer before
>>> installing the XP upgrade?
>>
>>
>>No, you don't.
>>The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a
previous
>>qualifying version's installation CD (not an OEM restore CD),
not
>>to have it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous
>>qualifying version installed, it will prompt you to insert its
CD
>>as proof of ownership. Just insert the previous version's CD,
and
>>follow the prompts. Everything proceeds quite normally and
quite
>>legitimately.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Ken Blake
>>Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>.