Clean install of window XP (upgrade version)

Greetings --

It is possible to perform a clean installation using an Upgrade
CD.

Simply boot from the WinXP Upgrade CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. The Upgrade CD checks to see if a qualifying OS
is installed, and, if it finds none, it asks you to insert the
installation media (CD) of that OS. Unfortunately, an OEM
"Recovery/Restore" CD will not work for this purpose; you must have a
true installation CD, complete with the "\Win98" folder and *.cab
files, or the "\i386" folder of WinNT/2K.

Alternatively, or especially if all you have is an OEM Recovery CD
for the earlier OS, you can even start the upgrade from within the
current Win98/Me/NT/2K installation, and still elect to perform a
clean installation, to include formatting the drive. In this case,
there's no further request for the qualifying OS's installation CD,
because the installation routing "remembers" that you started from
within the qualifying OS. This process is more time-consuming, but
you get the same results: a clean installation of WinXP.

HOW TO Prepare to Upgrade Win98 or WinMe
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q316639

Bruce Chambers

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"Alan Slesinski" <alan.slesinski@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:0b6001c386b9$ce0212e0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> I currently have Windows ME and totally sick of its
> problems. I have had nothing but problems with my PC,
> which I blame on ME (Windows ME that is!). I want to
> purchase the Upgrade version because I am ugrading from a
> previous (OEM) version that came with my system. Can I do
> a clean install of the OS on a new hard drive? This was
> possible in the past, but don't know if it still is.
>
> Any horror stories that I should expect to tell if I do go
> ahead and do a regular upgrade?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan