upgrade clean install

Win98SE Upgrade Clean Install
Was wondering if I can buy the Win XP Pro upgrade, and then install it on a newly formatted hard disk without first installing Win 98. I suppose I can, and it will just ask me for my Win 98 key? I would prefer a clean install over installing it on top of Win 98. Yes you can, you can even use the 95 CD as long as

WinMe upgrade clean install???
On the boot, I get to past the langauge selection, "Install Now" icon until I get to the two buttons, one for Install clean and the other for upgrade. The upgrade button is greyed out, and the help text is to boot from windows. I can do a clean install, but I lose the configuration that I've already got.

Win98SE to WinXP Upgrade clean install
My understanding is that you can only do a 'clean' install with an XP Home upgrade if you have the original ME CD which XP Home setup will ask for during the installation, if it does not detect ME already installed on my HD. Does this mean I can only go down this route if I purchase a 'full' ver. of XP Home or when

Clean install ??
URLScan, if installed, will be preserved on upgrade. However, we are aware of several issues with running URLScan on IIS6 due to IIS6 security restrictions. Microsoft will be soon publishing the definitive answer on lockdown, URLScan, and the upgrade/clean install to IIS6. I recommend that you clean install Windows

Clean Install Windows Vista Using Upgrade Media
We'd prefer not to do a clean install if possible. I have done several upgrades in the past and they have all went great, but this one (seemed to go Both were clean installed shortly afterwards, and I wouldn't ever recommend an in-place upgrade nor do one again. You really want to swing migrate this domain.

Windows XP Upgrade clean install
This will show you how to do a clean install with a Upgrade version of Vista. I would just delete both partitions and create one big one again during installation. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html Hope this helps, Shawn -- Brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people

Vista Home Premium OEM to Vista Ultimate 32 / 64 Upgrade Optio
Can someone give me a quick rundown of what I'm up against if I decide to run a clean install when I upgrade (I' currently on 10.1.5)? TIA! _dennis The following information is deemed "reliable but not guaranteed" (as stockbrokers say) BACKGROUND: I just did a clean install from 10.1.5 to10.2 last weekend,

A Clean install of WinXP: Can I use Upgrade version?
I guess I just don't want to take the time to reinstall all my software ? will the upgrade hurt me in the long run ????? suggestions please....thanks jon Do the clean install after saving copies of all your data. You'll be your own hero. Stew Amen to that. You'll definitely be happier, not to mention leaner & more

Win95 UPGRADE clean install possible?
Walter Clayton AKA DrDoom Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. Michael Stevens <mlstev...@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:#jc4knFw#GA.219@cppssbbsa02.microsoft.com... Walter, Just checked the Web site and it's "Updates" for the $19.95 version and Upgrade for the Upgrade version

Office XP Upgrade Clean Install
Dave Melvin The two most abundant elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity --- Albert Einstein "Mike Bailey" <mikebai...@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:edUQmzbOBHA.1952@tkmsftngp04... If I have my original Office 2000 disc, can I install the upgrade version of Office XP on a clean drive without

Win 2k Pro upgrade clean install
MyronH Myr...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general The problem comes in that the isn't an upgrade path from Premium to Business. This means you would have to do a clean install which will mean reinstalling all of your apps. Premium to Ultimate allows an upgrade install that shouldn't

WIN2K Upgrade Clean install & Service Pack 2
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Mil...@mvps.org microsoft public office misc It is supposed to be possible, in the same way that you can install Windows Upgrade clean using a prior version disc for verification. -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] When posting an Outlook problem, please give the version year and mode.

Can you upgrade from Windows 95 to Windows XP?
{AGUT}DRCray {AGUT}DRC...@HomeWork.com microsoft public win2000 setup I have an opportunity to clean install WIN2K upgrade. I will ultimately install service pack 2. Should I install his applications (Office '97, QuickBooks 99, Remote Access, etc.) before or after applying the SP2? Does it not matter anymore?

Clean Disk Install of Windows 98SE from Upgrade Disk
Michael Stevens mlstev...@earthlink.net microsoft public win98 setup The Windows98 SE "Updates" CD that you can order for 19.95 will only "update" an existing version of Windows 98 The Windows 98 SE "Upgrade" CD (around $100 retail) can do a clean install, upgrade 3.x or Windows 95 as well as update an existing

Win98 Upgrade Clean Install
Take my word for it, your *only* option is to Upgrade an installation that is first created from your Compaq CD. I wish it weren't so, but it is. The best you can do is install a clean setup using the Compaq, then uninstall whatever you can that you don't want, perform radical Registry cleansing, and eventually

Office XP Upgrade Clean Install
Sheryl Katz slk...@netcom.com comp os ms-windows win95 misc In article <41vaqt$...@sake.wwa.com> aschu...@wwa.com (Alex Schubow) writes: Is it possible to do a clean install from the 89.95 upgrade CD? That is, boot from a floppy, format the HD and install. I recall my upgrade to WFW 3.11 would NOT install unless

partition hard drive
I bought XP Home upgrade yesterday and did a clean install last night. (Was using XP Pro RC2) I noticed after I created and partitioned the NTFS, that the install proceeded never asking me for proof of a previous version of Windows. Anyone else experience this?

Trend C/S/M SMB on SBS2003
Michael Stevens Mstev...@notmvps.org microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment andrea wrote: Can I reformat the hardrive and do a clean install with a Windows XP Home upgrade? Yes, as long as you have a Win95/98/Me CD to insert for qualifying media.. You boot from the CD and do a clean install.

Win98SE to WinXP Upgrade clean install
I need to perform a clean install from a WinXP Home Upgrade w/SP2 disc on my desktop computer (on a virtual machine). I'm good to go, right? Please say yes. Not if you've any integrity, no. Why do you bring morality into a technical/legal question, Bruce? The OEM Win98 license is _permanently_ bound to the first

Upgrade or Clean Install (7.0 --> 2000 )?
Is there any mileage in doing an in place upgrade/install to try and fix any issues? Or am I going to have to bite the bullet and do a complete re-format Install How-To If a Repair Install doesn't work, here are links about doing a Clean Install: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install