Boot Question on XP Reinstall

[Guest marina]

I believe I have all the info I need to to a clean reinstall of Windows XP

Home Upgrade, but I have one remaining question. My OEM OS on this machine

is Windows ME. To do a clean format and reinstall should I boot up from my

Windows ME boot floppy or from the Windows XP Home Upgrade CD? Will the

Upgrade CD reformat for me or do I need something to show ME was previously

on the computer? The instructions I've read on doing a reinstall have left

me confused!

[Guest Xandros]

Re: Boot Question on XP Reinstall

 

The XP Upgrade installer will do the trick for you. Choose the option to do

a clean install rather than upgrade ME.

 

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Xandros

 

 

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

news:B623380B-D63A-4CAB-B97E-764A4E63723D@microsoft.com...

>I believe I have all the info I need to to a clean reinstall of Windows XP

> Home Upgrade, but I have one remaining question. My OEM OS on this

> machine

> is Windows ME. To do a clean format and reinstall should I boot up from

> my

> Windows ME boot floppy or from the Windows XP Home Upgrade CD? Will the

> Upgrade CD reformat for me or do I need something to show ME was

> previously

> on the computer? The instructions I've read on doing a reinstall have

> left

> me confused!

[Guest marina]

Re: Boot Question on XP Reinstall

 

Thanks! Just want to do things in the correct order. Appreciate your help.

--Marina

 

"Xandros" wrote:

> The XP Upgrade installer will do the trick for you. Choose the option to do

> a clean install rather than upgrade ME.

>

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>

> Xandros

>

>

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

> news:B623380B-D63A-4CAB-B97E-764A4E63723D@microsoft.com...

> >I believe I have all the info I need to to a clean reinstall of Windows XP

> > Home Upgrade, but I have one remaining question. My OEM OS on this

> > machine

> > is Windows ME. To do a clean format and reinstall should I boot up from

> > my

> > Windows ME boot floppy or from the Windows XP Home Upgrade CD? Will the

> > Upgrade CD reformat for me or do I need something to show ME was

> > previously

> > on the computer? The instructions I've read on doing a reinstall have

> > left

> > me confused!

>

>

>

[Guest Plato]

Re: Boot Question on XP Reinstall

 

=?Utf-8?B?bWFyaW5h?= wrote:

>

> I believe I have all the info I need to to a clean reinstall of Windows XP

> Home Upgrade, but I have one remaining question. My OEM OS on this machine

> is Windows ME. To do a clean format and reinstall should I boot up from my

> Windows ME boot floppy or from the Windows XP Home Upgrade CD? Will the

> Upgrade CD reformat for me or do I need something to show ME was previously

> on the computer? The instructions I've read on doing a reinstall have left

> me confused!

 

Boot from the XP cd.

 

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