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XP clean install using upgrade.
Upgrade will not clean out Windows and Program Files, but a clean install will. A clean install will not preserve all your application settings for things like Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. I recommend you use the file and settings transfer wizard on your current install, but also have a look at

Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key
The system hard drive was wiped clean, so I have to do a clean reinstall of the OS from the CD-ROM drive. I want to install Windows 2000 Professional. 3. So I bought a Windows 2000 Professional upgrade CD-ROM from a friend, legally (honest). When I try and do a clean install, about 2 screens into the install,

Clean install of XP Home Upgrade
I'm probably going to do a clean install and see if that improves performance but I wanted to know what your thoughts were. Thanks, I had to do a clean install. I'd installed 8.0 on a Sony Picturebook C1VN 1.5 weeks ago, and then the 8.1 final came out, so I thought it would be an easy matter to do the upgrade.

Clean install of WinXP: Can I do it with WinXP upgrade?
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,

RC1 question UPGRADE vs. CLEAN INSTALL
My general recommendation is this for those wanting to install ME. If you have 98 up and running smooth, then install ME as an upgrade. You always have the option later of going back and doing a clean install if you so choose. If the drive is clean, then just install ME on the clean drive.

Clean Install from Win98 SE Update (not Upgrade) Disk?
In this installment of my Vista Hands On series, I provide the background to help you understand exactly what's going on and how you can legally perform a clean install using an upgrade key. Let's start with a few essential facts: a.. All retail copies of Windows Vista use the exact same media.

clean install possible with 98se to xppro upgrade purchase?
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

A Clean install of WinXP using the Upgrade WinXP
I have my HD's in removable racks so the other day I decided to do a clean install on another drive to check it out. The install went fine, I got several of my programs installed and did many reboots with no problems. I shut it down for while and put my main drive back in. The next day I went to install more

Upgrading Vista Home P to Ultimate : upgrade dvd will not load
I heard a rumor that I can use the Windows 98 upgrade then, do a clean install to accomplish a fresh copy of Windows 98 (I've heard that a clean install of Windows is always better). A clean installation is indeed better, since several users have run into strange problems with upgrading Windows 95 to Windows 98.

Is it possible to clean install with promo upgrade?
->:->I have lost my win 95 cd and only have my upgrade 98 cd. Is there a way to ->:->do a clean install. My laptop came with a recovery cd but the installer ->:->wont reconize it. -> ->You can install the windows 98 CD without having windows 95 installed ->by showing it the win95 folder on the windows 95 CD when it

Clean Install Upgrade home premium from xp media center - partion
I am using my upgrade DVD to perform a clean install. I have the PC up and running, its currently on the 30 day trial, with no system conflicts or uknown devices. When I run the DVD from within Windows and do the upgrade... I enter my PID and select Upgrade. After about an hour this message pops up,

Windows 98 CLEAN install, how to?
Jeg kan generelt bedst lide clean installs, men kan jeg efter en clean install få mine mails tilbage i 10.5 fra min 10.3.9 backup? Eventuelt kunne jeg lave en upgrade, gemme mine emails i 10.5 format (?) og så foretage en clean install, men det er måske ikke nødvendigt? Nogen bud på, hvad der er smartest?

partition hard drive
Brink Brink.35k...@no-mx.forums.net microsoft public windows vista general Heath;629936 Wrote: I have used the upgrade kit for vista home premium. I am wondering if I should do a clean install of vista (wipe drive clean) cause i did not know it would leave the old OS on the drive. And will the performance increase

Why is upgrade fine, but clean install bombs?
You can do an upgrade to Windows Server 2003 then (with Sharepoint 2001 still on it) and then use the update-program again to update Sharepoint to 2003. This works. But what if I want a clean install of Windows 2003!? When I run the update when having done a clean install of Windows Server 2003 and Sharepoint 2003

Clean install of upgrade Ultimate problem.
I want upgrade to XP from ME. I am having problems with ME. SO... I have been told to do a complete clean install on the hard drive with XP. Despite what you may have heard, you *can* do a clean installation with the upgrade; it will prompt you to insert your Me CD as proof of ownership.

Clean RC2 Install (don't want to upgrade)
My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much easier than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and reinstall cleanly if problems develop. However, don't assume that doing an upgrade relieves you of the need to backup your data, etc. before beginning. Before starting to upgrade,

Bug#468395: Support for sqlite3
The original post simply asked if he could "clean" install with an upgrade disk. The answer is yes. If you are trying to state the EULA doesn't allow this, Clean install with an upgrade disk is posted everywhere. (The MVP is technically correct. You cannot "clean" install and activate the upgrade product.

Windows 98 Clean Install?
I heard or read somewhere that a person can use the upgrade version of WinXP to do a CLEAN install, even though he has a PRE-INSTALLED version of Win98 or Win ME, and he does not have a Win CD. That is, if a person wanted to do a clean install of WinXP, is there is a way that he can do so using the WinXP upgrade

Clean install Server 2003
Ronnie Vernon MVP r...@mvps.org microsoft public windowsxp basics ` olf wrote: I installed XP over ME but never recieved the option to do a clean install (reformat). I wanted to start out clean with an uncluttered hard drive. It seems each time I upgrade, I loose some options that I had before.

Workaround needed for Windows 2000 Pro upgrade Setup clean install ...
ASP Partitiong Harddrive: http://www.newlogic.co.uk/kbase/fdisk/page1.htm Clean and Reinstall OS: http://www.netpathway.com/~kramer/reinstall.html Clean install using the Win98 Upgrade disk: http://newlife-win98.server101.com/clean_install.htm install win95? I have both discs and licence numbers, but was wondering