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Non-Profit Posts: 388 From: Virginia, USA Status: offline	XP upgrade? - 9/12/2005 16:07:48 Is using an upgrade version of Win XP as opposed to the full version still a bad way to go? I know that when XP was first released many people very strongly recommended going with a full install and not the upgrade. Is this still the case or has the upgrade gotten better? I work for a small non-profit that has received donated computers sans the OS (I can't use Linux; sorry, Bobby ). TIA Tony


dpf Posts: 7121 Joined: 11/12/2003 From: India-napolis Status: offline	RE: XP upgrade? - 9/12/2005 16:44:36 i think the upgrade only works "over" a prior miscrosoft os so if they are sans os, i wonder if upgrade will work _____________________________ Dan (in reply to Non-Profit)


dankos Posts: 420 Joined: 1/10/2004 From: New York City Status: offline	RE: XP upgrade? - 9/12/2005 17:49:46 You're not clear. Are you trying to distinguish the version of XP that you buy -- upgrade vs. original CD -- or are you describing the process -- OS replacement vs. clean install? I assume the latter. When I upgraded my PC, which had Win98, I bought the XP upgrade CD and did a clean install by backing up my data files, installing Win XP, and then reloading the data files. This is equivalent to reformatting the disks. I believe you have to do this to convert the disk drives to NTFS from FAT32. (in reply to Non-Profit)


Non-Profit Posts: 388 From: Virginia, USA Status: offline	RE: XP upgrade? - 9/12/2005 18:01:12 You're right; I was not clear. What I have is 6 PCs with no OS. I need to put XP on them. I do have licenses and cds for Win 98. So would it be safe to put 98 on them and upgrade to XP or do I need to shell out the big bucks for 6 full-XP licenses and disks? Tony (in reply to dankos)


Spooky Posts: 26599 Joined: 11/11/1998 From: Middle Earth Status: offline	RE: XP upgrade? - 9/12/2005 18:14:06 Just install the XP cds as a clean installation When it asks for a qualifying product, insert the 98 cd - it doesnt need to be installed beforehand _____________________________ If you arent part of the solution, then there is good money to be made prolonging the problem ��k� Database / DRW help Check out the Tutorials for Frontpage Databases Forum FAQ' s Developers Edition Spooky Login User Registration and Management tool Personalized Frontpage Hosting (in reply to Non-Profit)


Giomanach Posts: 6090 Joined: 11/19/2003 From: England Status: offline	RE: XP upgrade? - 9/13/2005 8:47:23 quote: I believe you have to do this to convert the disk drives to NTFS from FAT32. Not quite so true. XP can run on FAT32, but you can convert the drive to NTFS via Command Prompt. Does require PC restart, and is done by: convert [drive letter] /FS:NTFS You cannot convert the current drive tho, or at least, Windoze says you can't _____________________________ (in reply to Spooky)