Installing XP from OEM

OEM versions of Windows XP:

-- cannot upgrade over an existing Windows installation
-- cannot be transferred to a different computer in the future
-- the license cannot be sold or transferred to another user
-- are not eligible for free Microsoft technical support
-- must be purchased with some type of computer hardware
-- cost less than "retail versions" due to the above limitations

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Nicholas

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"Setchell" <1setchell1@comcast.net> wrote in message:
news:NUednVuHDdExk_SiXTWJgA@comcast.com...

| Hi,
|
| I just bought a new MB, memory, and processor---and the dealer offered a
| deal on an OEM Windows XP, suggesting I upgrade (from an OEM of W98se).
|
| Installed everything. The upgrade to the oem XP starts ok, boots to a DOS
| upgrade program that offers to replace the old windows operating system
| but warns me that it will erase all applications, system files, etc. "that
| are associated with"
| Windows 98se, "perhaps even" the My Documents folder (really, it actually
| says "perhaps"!)
|
| Questions:
| 1) Given I have only one petition on the HD (60 gig) with a TON of programs,
| files, etc., can I go ahead with the replacement of Win98se to XP
| without screwing up all of it? That is, will it work like a normal, non-OEM
| XP upgrade? It SOUNDS from the DOS program I just cited that it will only
| erase the Win98 files, so can I assume that the rest of my drive will be
| unaffected?
|
| 2) If not, any suggestions? It does offer to create a partition in the free
| space on my HD...maybe I should put XP in there? Thanks for any ideas, I
| appreciate it.
|
| Steve
| finnfan@comcast.net
|
|