Guest deb Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 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 Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 news:5E602623-B8FB-462A-9D39-65AD4D4C03C4@microsoft.com... > 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 Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 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 news:FAD84A18-3E57-4D72-8D03-4FF71DEA7E79@microsoft.com... > 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? >> >> >>
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