Reinstalling xp home upgrade

[Guest deb]

I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade but the computer is saying that

the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's because of

the service packs.

I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

possible?

[Guest JS]

Re: Reinstalling xp home upgrade

 

Is there a specific reason why you need to reinstall XP?

 

JS

 

"deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade but the computer is saying that

> the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's because

> of

> the service packs.

> I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

> possible?

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Reinstalling xp home upgrade

 

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:13:01 -0700, deb <deb@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote:

> I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade

 

 

Why? It's very rarely the right thing to do.

 

> but the computer is saying that

> the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's because of

> the service packs.

 

 

Yes. But when you reinstall properly, it doesn't matter, since

reinstalling reformats the drive, thereby deleting everything on it.

To reinstall you boot from the XP CD and follow the prompts. You're

doing it wrong, which is why you are getting the message.

 

> I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

> possible?

 

 

No. Reinstalling means removing everything on your drive. If you want

to reinstall, you need to first backup everything on your drive (if

you're not already doing this regularly, you are living very

dangerously), reinstall, then restore your backup.

 

There's something called a "repair installation" which will leave your

files intact, but that's a misnomer in my view. It's not a real

reinstallation but just a repair of the existing operating system. It

successfully fixes some problems, but unlike a real reinstallation,

leaves many other problems unchanged.

 

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Reinstalling xp home upgrade

 

"deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A10928A1-0BF2-48F7-896C-0F713CAB32B4@microsoft.com...

>I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade but the computer is saying that

> the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's because of

> the service packs.

> I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

> possible?

 

 

That's because you're trying to start the repair installation from within

Windows. Boot from the CD and you won't get that message. Take a look at this

article for info.

 

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

Keep in mind that while a repair install should preserve your installed programs

and data files you should always back up any files you can't afford to lose just

in case something goes wrong. You can also expect to have to reinstall any

updates/service packs that have been released since the version of XP on your

installation CD was released.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest deb]

Re: Reinstalling xp home upgrade

 

the reason i want to reinstall my upgrade is so i can do a complete install

and eliminate the win98 info on my computer

 

"JS" wrote:

> Is there a specific reason why you need to reinstall XP?

>

> JS

>

> "deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:A10928A1-0BF2-48F7-896C-0F713CAB32B4@microsoft.com...

> >I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade but the computer is saying that

> > the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's because

> > of

> > the service packs.

> > I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

> > possible?

>

>

>

[Guest deb]

Re: Reinstalling xp home upgrade

 

thank you, that sounds like great advice

 

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:A10928A1-0BF2-48F7-896C-0F713CAB32B4@microsoft.com...

> >I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade but the computer is saying that

> > the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's because of

> > the service packs.

> > I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

> > possible?

>

>

> That's because you're trying to start the repair installation from within

> Windows. Boot from the CD and you won't get that message. Take a look at this

> article for info.

>

> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

>

> Keep in mind that while a repair install should preserve your installed programs

> and data files you should always back up any files you can't afford to lose just

> in case something goes wrong. You can also expect to have to reinstall any

> updates/service packs that have been released since the version of XP on your

> installation CD was released.

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

>

>

>

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Reinstalling xp home upgrade

 

In your response to JS you said you wanted to "do a complete install and

eliminate the win98 info on my computer". The advice I passed along to do a

repair install won't accomplish that objective. How about expanding on what you

mean by "eliminate the win98 info on my computer". Exactly what are you trying

to accomplish?

 

The only way you're going to be able to clear out remnants of a previous

installation is to do a clean install. You can use your XP Upgrade CD for this

as long as you also have an installation CD for a previous version of Windows.

In your case that would probably be a Windows 98 installation CD. You would boot

from the XP installation CD to start the process and then take out the XP CD and

put the Windows 98 CD in the drive when requested early in the process.

 

Keep in mind that a clean installation will wipe out all your files and folders.

You'd need to backup any data files you want to keep. You'd also have to

reinstall any applications that you wanted to carry over to the new

installation.

 

Here are a couple of articles on the subject that you may find helpful.

 

Clean Install Procedure with Illustrative Screen Captures

http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_home_install_-_graphic.htm

 

Clean Install Windows XP

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

 

 

"deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> thank you, that sounds like great advice

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

>> "deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:A10928A1-0BF2-48F7-896C-0F713CAB32B4@microsoft.com...

>> >I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade but the computer is saying that

>> > the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's because

>> > of

>> > the service packs.

>> > I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

>> > possible?

>>

>>

>> That's because you're trying to start the repair installation from within

>> Windows. Boot from the CD and you won't get that message. Take a look at this

>> article for info.

>>

>> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

>>

>> Keep in mind that while a repair install should preserve your installed

>> programs

>> and data files you should always back up any files you can't afford to lose

>> just

>> in case something goes wrong. You can also expect to have to reinstall any

>> updates/service packs that have been released since the version of XP on your

>> installation CD was released.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest JS]

Re: Reinstalling xp home upgrade

 

Upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 9x/Me

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_9xupgrade.asp

 

It's not the same as a "Clean Install', but if all goes well you can remove

the files saved during the upgrade process to free up some disk space.

 

All recommend checking that you have XP versions of the drivers (Video card,

Sound card, Network card, Etc.) you will most likely need for either a Clean

Install or using the Upgrade option.

 

JS

 

"deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> the reason i want to reinstall my upgrade is so i can do a complete

> install

> and eliminate the win98 info on my computer

>

> "JS" wrote:

>

>> Is there a specific reason why you need to reinstall XP?

>>

>> JS

>>

>> "deb" <deb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:A10928A1-0BF2-48F7-896C-0F713CAB32B4@microsoft.com...

>> >I am trying to reinstall my xphome upgrade but the computer is saying

>> >that

>> > the disk is older than the current installation. I'm assuming it's

>> > because

>> > of

>> > the service packs.

>> > I would like to reinstall without losing my files or settings, is this

>> > possible?

>>

>>

>>