Shenan THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ........
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.... many thanks ... Chas


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Chas wrote:
> > Can I just install xp over me ...........
>
> Shenan wrote:
> > You can install XP *over* any OS.. That would be what is called a
> > "Clean Installation" and would remove all remnants of everything
> > else that was on that partition.
> >
> > You can *upgrade* Windows 9x/ME/2000 to Windows XP *if* you have a
> > Retail Windows XP CD.
> >
> > What is it you are actually trying to do?
>
> Chas wrote:
> > I have ME ......... I am thinking about XP pro ?
> >
> > All I want to know is ... can I just put the XP pro disc in, and
> > away I go .... it Installs for me .....
>
> What's with all the periods, anyway?
>
> Yes and no.
> It depends by what you mean by "just put the XP Pro disc in.." and how
> modified that XP disc is.
> It also depends on what you are trying to accomplish.
>
> Are you trying to perform an upgrade - one where you keep all your programs
> and as many of your settings as reasonable or are you trying to erase
> everything and start anew - clean - fresh?
>
> If you have an unmodified installation CD from a store - then you will have
> to answer questions, make decisions, etc.
> If you have an "unattended" CD created for you by someone with spare time
> (or you paid them to do it) - then it is possible you could set your
> computer to boot from the CD drive, put in the CD, reboot and *poof* -
> everything is done for you.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
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