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More info?)
Note that it *is* possible to do a clean install using an Upgrade MS XP CD
(sometimes I hate acronyms!<g>) from almost any qualifying system - however,
the problem may come during any subsequent attempt to reinstall the XP OS -
it may require the prior reinstall of the 'qualifying' OS - which may not be
possible (without again doing a clan install)!!
Personally, I recommend to everyone that they
1) check their system first with the Upgrade advisor, to see whether they
are equipped to run XP in the first place!!
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsme/upgrade.asp)
2) back up their data to a safe place (NOT on the target HD for the new
OS!!!)
3) ensure that their hardware is supported by the system manufacturer for XP
(most are/do, but there are one or two notable exceptions where
manufacturers have gone out of business!)
and then proceed with the upgrade - ensuring that before they connect to the
Internet for the first time after the upgrade, they have the Windows
firewall (as a minimum requirement) enabled, and SP2 (preferably) also
installed.
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
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"Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 3B wrote:
>> ME to XP: I am under the impression that in going from FAT32 to NTFS,
>> there have been significant 3rd party software problems and it would be
>> better to purchase the full version of XP and do a clean install vs.
>> using the upgrade package. Any truth to this?
>
> The upgrade package should let you do a clean install as well if you have
> the original WinME CD; either full, upgrade or OEM; note that a "recovery
> disk" isn't upgradeable except through the original supplier (usually at a
> much lower cost, btw)
>
> When you switch from FAT32 to NTFS you *really* want to reformat the disk
> yourself, otherwise you could end up with itty bitty 512 byte sectors that
> are a pain to defrag.
>
>
> Rick