xp home upgrade new harddrive must i re ins win98 first

Posted: 07-21-2003, 03:28 PM

dan

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im getting a larger harddrive
my question is this
im currently using win xp home upgrade
when i get the new drive do i need to
start by installing windows 98 ,or can i just use the
windows xp disk from new?

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Re: xp home upgrade new harddrive must i re ins win98 first

Posted: 07-21-2003, 03:41 PM

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"dan" <fieldingmellish@msn.com> wrote in message:
news:011b01c34f9c$bc910920$a101280a@phx.gbl...

| im getting a larger harddrive
| my question is this
| im currently using win xp home upgrade
| when i get the new drive do i need to
| start by installing windows 98 ,or can i just use the
| windows xp disk from new?
|

R. C. White

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Re: xp home upgrade new harddrive must i re ins win98 first

Posted: 07-21-2003, 05:29 PM

Hi, Dan.

No, don't install Win98. Just have the qualifying Win98 CD handy and "show
it" to WinXP Setup when it asks for proof.

RC
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"dan" <fieldingmellish@msn.com> wrote in message
news:011b01c34f9c$bc910920$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> im getting a larger harddrive
> my question is this
> im currently using win xp home upgrade
> when i get the new drive do i need to
> start by installing windows 98 ,or can i just use the
> windows xp disk from new?

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