Re: Do I install Win 98,then XP upgrade?

[Jack]

better off installing a complete XP package...that upgrade stuff is problems
waiting to happen...


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[JAX]

You can do a clean install of XP. You will be prompted to insert your 98 CD
to prove qualification for upgrade at some point in the installation
process. Follow the instructions on the following link for a clean install.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Thanks to Michael Stevens

LOL, JAX

"gwallt71" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Im currently building a new computer.What I want to know is this,do I
install Win 98 first and then my XP Home upgrade?Or do I install XP upgrade
first? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but Ive heard that XP
will ask for my Win 98 CD ROM during its(XP)insalation,and if I install Win
98 first I will run into serious hardware trouble.
> Thanks in advance!

[gwallt71]

Unfortunately ive already bought Win XP upgrade. ;-)

[Steve C. Ray]

Why do you say "unfortunately"? As it has already been stated, you can do a
clean install with a XP Upgrade. JAX gave you the link to instructions.
Click on the link and follow the instructions.

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"gwallt71" > wrote in message
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> Unfortunately ive already bought Win XP upgrade. ;-)

[Michael Stevens]

Jack wrote:
> better off installing a complete XP package...that upgrade stuff is
> problems waiting to happen...
>
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Jack,
The upgrade and full retail XP versions are exactly the same except for the
requirement for a qualifying previous Windows. You can upgrade a previous OS
or Clean install from both versions.
Plus, the XP upgrade when properly done is just as good as a clean install
with the space used for the upgrade being the main reason for not trying the
upgrade.

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[JAX]

You can do a "clean install" from an upgrade CD.

JAX

"Jack" > wrote in message
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> better off installing a complete XP package...that upgrade stuff is
problems
> waiting to happen...
>
>
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It's quite possible to perform a clean installation using the
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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"gwallt71" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> Im currently building a new computer.What I want to know is this,do
I install Win 98 first and then my XP Home upgrade?Or do I install XP
upgrade first? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but Ive
heard that XP will ask for my Win 98 CD ROM during
its(XP)insalation,and if I install Win 98 first I will run into
serious hardware trouble.
> Thanks in advance!