installing windows xp

i3rianL · 05-29-2005, 10:58 PM

i recently built a new computer and i want to install windows xp. when i looked online to buy windows xp it said "windows xp home edition upgrade with sp2". does the "upgrade" mean that i have to already have a version of windows on my hard drive? or can i just install windows xp by itself?

Glider · 05-29-2005, 11:27 PM

An up-grade as stated in the name is an up-grade from an older version, so you must have the older version in order to up-grade.

To do a clean install which is best you would buy the full OS in one and install for less problems.

Look at this site:

Info

You can also hassard a guess from the price of the product as to what it includes.

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i3rianL Newb Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1	installing windows xp i recently built a new computer and i want to install windows xp. when i looked online to buy windows xp it said "windows xp home edition upgrade with sp2". does the "upgrade" mean that i have to already have a version of windows on my hard drive? or can i just install windows xp by itself?

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05-29-2005, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Glider Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 123	An up-grade as stated in the name is an up-grade from an older version, so you must have the older version in order to up-grade. To do a clean install which is best you would buy the full OS in one and install for less problems. Look at this site: Info You can also hassard a guess from the price of the product as to what it includes.