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Win 98 SE Clean Install
This isn't Windows - you don't need to do clean installs as a matter of routine. Paul Paul, I cannot agree with this at all - especially based on what I have been seeing recently since the launch of Leopard. I feel the best way forward is for a totally clean install of Leopard - and not an upgrade.

!0.5 upgrade eller clean install?
If you "upgrade," there will be problems with config files that will have to be changed. My shift from 2007.1 to 2008.0 was an "upgrade," and it was several weeks before I had the wrinkles worked out of my system to satisfaction. A clean install in a new partition is a much better solution.

clean install versus upgrade
Clean install with an upgrade disk is posted everywhere. (The MVP is technically correct. You cannot "clean" install and activate the upgrade product. MS created a method to perform a Clean Install with their upgrade disk? Let's see... They allow you to install any version of Vista as trial ware for 30 days

Win98 SE upgrade CD for clean install?
You CAN do a clean install of XP from the XP upgrade CD and you do NOT need any "proof" of having a earlier version despite being told that you do! I know, I have done this. I installed a brand new hard drive and decided to install XP clean on it rather than install Win 98 first and then upgrade.

Clean Install From Express Upgrade Disc
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

Can you upgrade to Vista on a RAID0 system???
Clean Install Use Vista's 'upgrade' version to clean-install. Please remember to DISCONNECT from the internet for this whole procedure. You may reconnect at the end of the procedure when you have completed both installations ie when you have completed Step 10. Please note that you may be required to provide storage

Upgrading to 64-bit Vista
If you Have It, then you as a previous MS Win user are entitled to use the upgrade version for either a clean install or an upgrade. Microsoft doesn't care about these specifics, as long as you are able to satisfy the compliance check during install. In fact the general " recomendation " is a clean install if

Vista: Clean Install or Upgrade
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 OEM XP CD as proof for the upgrade (don't want the old OS on the hard drive) The old way of doing this was to boot your upgrade CD and during the

Clean Install ME to XP
When I loaded XP last year I did so as a clean install. I now need to install FP but it is an upgrade version and it is going to look for a previous version of FP which because of the clean install is no longer on the hard drive and I can no longer find my previous version on disk or CD... can I fix this?

How do I do a clean install with xp upgrade?
Billh me...@home.com 24hoursupport helpdesk Just as a point of interest if you have an upgrade copy of Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98SE even Windows XP Home or Pro you do not have to install the previous version to do a clean install. Meaning say you had W95 installed then you upgraded over it with 98SE then you

Clean Install XP
Bill James wgja...@mvps.org microsoft public win98 performance At this point, the best choice is probably to upgrade, in order to avoid problems with drivers that may not be available yet for Me, and to avoid the time required to re-install all your other programs. If you do want to clean install,

Upgrade vs. Clean Install
After reading the post 'Clean Install with ME Upgrade' I understand that you can do a clean install of Win ME with the upgrade CD. But, just to check, can you do the same - a clean install - with a *Promotional* Upgrade CD (ie the upgrade package where you can only upgrade from Win 98, not 95, and is cheaper)?

Clean Install Upgrade home premium from xp media center - partion
I received the XP upgrade disks for my Dimension 8200 and the attached literature only seems to address an OS upgrade as opposed to a clean install. Previous experience leads me to believe that a clean install is a better idea, however. Can these disks be used for a clean install and has anyone accomplished one?

!0.5 upgrade eller clean install?
You will boot with the x64 dvd, enter the upgrade edition product key (which will tell the installer to look over the computer for another copy of Windows and then install Ultimate), and then choose Custom Install to complete the installation. In this case, Vista Setup will allow you to do a clean install if you

10.5 upgrade eller clean install?
When you upgrade such a system, Microsoft actually examines your installation, moves your documents and personalized settings to a backup location, and then performs a clean install of XP. Then, it goes back and applies those personalized settings to the new OS and moves your documents into the correct location (My

Clean Install from Upgrade Version?
Can anyone advise what "required files" are necessary to allow Windows ME to proceed with a clean install when upgrading from WIN 98 SE (Special/Promotional Upgrade for WIN98/98SE)? The version check performed by the Windows Me promotional upgrade won't recognize my "Emergency Recovery CD" provided by the OEM as a

Upgrade from ME to XP clean install question
Could you include reference to a site that list the steps involved in performing an upgrade vs a clean install? Thanks Demecka Richardson I went for a clean install. It has its problems but there's probably all sorts of rubbish lurking within your FAT drives. -- Julian Richards julian-richa...@ntlworld.com "My son

Windows XP Upgrade Clean Install
Should i upgrade or do a clean install? If it's a clean install,what's the best,(idiot-proof) way to go about it? Should i format the hard drive after saving to CD all the files i need to keep.I'm relatively new to this sort of thing so any help and advice would be appreciated.

WinXP, version 2002
In particular, I've had BSODs on brand-new installations on a clean install. A lot of it just depends upon the hardware involved, drivers and such. The SBS 2000 upgrade is a more technical upgrade....by any manner....than anyone has previously seen with SBS, because all versions of SBS prior to this remained in the

A Clean install of WinXP: Can I use Upgrade version?
Kent W. England XP MVP k...@mvps.org microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment  a clean install does not require a format. You can clean install XP on top of another OS and many of the existing folders will remain, but the new account folders will be empty. That said, I have heard complaints of extraneous folders