Re: Clean XP pro upgrade install in 770 ED

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From: Steve C. (stevec50_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 01:09:08 EST

Besides, the Install program for XP only runs in
Windows!

--- Ray Bayles <canyonlands_at_theriver.com> wrote:
> No, you cannot. It will look for an installed
> version of certain
> previous editions, and one version will not work...
> it is listed on
> the XP upgrade package... It does this because not
> all versions of
> Windows are upgradable... you can find information
> on the microsoft
> web site on the XP upgrades.
>
> Easy enough to install the earlier OS, but it wastes
> about 30 to 45
> minutes.
>
> The boys and girls at Microsoft knew people would
> try to get around
> the spending of the big bucks, and slipped in a
> solid fix.
>
> Ray
>
>
>
> Harry Teszler wrote:
> >
> > Can I make a clean XP pro install on a virgin HDD
> (with no previous OS) with
> > the upgrade version ?
> >
> > I mean how will Microsoft check if I have a
> previous version ? Will the CD
> > of Win 98 be enough for that ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance and regards from Uruguay ,
> Harry.
>
> --
>
> The problems that exist in the world today
> cannot be solved by the level of thinking that
> created them.
>
> Albert Einstein

=====
Steve Coakley
Managing Director,
Mesa Network Services
P.O Box 13723
Mesa, AZ 85216

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