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Upgrade vs Clean Install
Others have posted that you can setup xp right from dos without having to install win98 first. It just ask to verify that you have win98. Suppository that is the better way of installing xp upgrade. I have been told that my way of doing it is not considered a clean install. ps once i installed xp,

XP.....upgrade or clean install?
No real problems with it, but think it is about time to upgrade to Windows XP. On the Dell Forum, I asked about this and it was recommended to do a "clean install" of Windows XP, rather than doing an upgrade. Is that really the best way to do this? Appreciate any comments on this. Thank you.

Clean install using windows xp home upgrade edition
I currently own Windows 98SE (upgrade from Windows 95). 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

Advice re Win95/98 Clean Reinstall
MIRSE mi...@aol.com comp sys hp hardware Subject: Re: Clean install of WinXP: Can I do it with WinXP upgrade? From: "Steve" ste...@attglobal.net Date: 2/12/02 7:50 AM Eastern Standard Time Message-id: <X78a8.552$wG3.3...@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> Sure. but I don't know how much detail you want me to go into.

Clean Install from Restore CD - Required Files?
Many people prefer to do a clean install as opposed to an upgrade. However if your present system seems to be running fine then why not try an upgrade first? You have nothing to lose by doing so except an hour of your time. If the upgrade takes successfully great if not then you can do a clean install.

upgrading to Windows XP: upgrade vs clean install: how to ...
Efter formatering og installation af et nyt system, slutter man den eksterne FireWire-harddisk eller den anden Mac som ekstern FireWire-disk til computeren og overfører data vha. Overførselsassistent. Insallationsprogrammet til OS X spørger selv, om man ønsker det. Det lyder som den helt rigtige måde til mit

Clean Install with Upgrade Version
Efter formatering og installation af et nyt system, slutter man den eksterne FireWire-harddisk eller den anden Mac som ekstern FireWire-disk til computeren og overfører data vha. Overførselsassistent. Insallationsprogrammet til OS X spørger selv, om man ønsker det. Kan man bruge en USB disk?

How to clean install win XP -upgrade version
Bill Watt Sr bw...@epix.net microsoft public win98 setup On Tue, 24 Nov 1998 20:30:41 -0500, "AWC" <cwc...@ij.net> wrote: Is it possible to do a clean install of Windows 98 Upgrade with a newly formatted (DOS 6.22) hard drive? I do not want to have to go back through the DOS, Windows 3.11, Win95 & then Win98.

Upgrade Vista Premium to Vista Business
Doug Knox MS-MVP dk...@mvps.org microsoft public windowsxp general p, Windows 95 is not listed on the box, but when you do a clean install from a Home Upgrade CD, it will come up with the DOS style screen and lists 95, 98, NT 3.5, NT4 and Win2K as proof of eligibility. I gave it a 95 OSR2 CD and it accepted it.

Clean install vs. Upgrade
I just did a clean install of Win98, upgrade version. All I had to do was supply my Win95 upgrade CD. That will work as will the original Win 3.1 disks. No need to buy the full version if you have the CDs/disks of the previous versions. Are you sure about this? You are telling me that you can reformat your HD,

Upgrade from sbs4.5 - clean install of sbs2000
I strongly recommend to never upgrade from different releases. I do not even do a do a version upgrade. Clean install for me every time. You can do a clean install into a separate partition and you wind up with a multi-boot system. When you are happy with the new install, the old partition becomes the next test

Clean Install of Win ME Using Promotional Upgrade CD
Scott, yes, the upgrade keeps the old location for the profiles, while the fresh installation creates a new folder named Documents and Settings. Should I do an upgrade or a clean install and then set up the users/permissions settings? You can do whatever you like. I, for one, always upgrade (since Windows 2.1).

New Clean Install but w/ Upgrade CD
My hardware is perfectly capable of handling the new OS and a clean install is better but does anyone know why an Upgrade shows performance lags? I am looking for specific examples as to why upgrading the current OS shows slower performance than a clean install. John, I have never seen any concrete example of

Leopard Clean Install
How often do you install (clean install over the old version) and/or upgrade to a new version? I am still running Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2. I believe I had 7.1 since April 2001. Now, that's not very old today. I noticed lately, a lot of programs require library upgrades. However, some of them require MANY upgrades

Clean install with Upgrade Disk ???
I've seen it mentioned in the ng that an upgrade is preferable to a clean install since any OEM-installed drivers would be maintained and may eliminate potential problems with OEM hardware. However, on another ng, it was mentioned that "Fresh XP will be 10X more stable than an NT4/Win2K upgraded XP and 100X more

upgrade from mandrake 10.1 to latest mandriva
I'm wondering what sort of advantages/disadvantages there are when you do an upgrade versus an clean install. I will have the luxury of having the 2000 server pre-installed on a separate box from the 7.0 server. Could I load a 7.0 database into a 2000 server, or do I have to bcp the data over?

Clean Install How?
... be enough residue of it on your system to prevent compatible software being installed if you do elect not to clean install Vista, thus leaving your system open to malware infection. Is there a way to use the upgrade ability of Vista to upgrade xp pro to Vista Business without having to do a fresh install?

Clean Install Windows Vista Using Upgrade Media
I'd like to to purchase "Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD]" (not OEM) and use that to do a clean install on an unformatted drive using the old The upgrade setup routine won't ask you to insert a disk from an earlier OS, nor allow this sort of validation. However, a clean installation using a

Clean install not possible with Win98 Upgrade????
Usually in a clean install(booting from the xp cd)ME isnt needed.XP accepts nos. one way,but not the other? -----Original Message----- I purchased Windows XP upgrade. I want to do a clean install. The problem is, my computer came with Windows ME (OEM). When i put my qualifying CD in and put in the serial numbers it

Clean install of Win2k Server using upgrade CD?
I am about to install Win2k prof. & would appreciate advise on whether I should go for a clean install or the upgrade option (I currently have Win98). It may seem obvious to upgrade, but I have a rather slow computer and heard from someone that doing a clean install will provide better performance compared to an