re: Upgrading from ME to XP
Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 12:18 pm
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Posted by Ricer46
(23824 messages posted)
A few people get away with the upgrade, a few don't. Those that are speaking out,
tried the upgrade path, and after experiencing problems, reloaded with a clean install.
And all problems disappeared.
In your case - you had no real option.
On Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 9:10 am, LB wrote:
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>I have to ask why is this a bad idea?
>That is how I did mine, although I wrote zeros to the hard drive first, format c:
>and put ME on (only the essentails) and put xp on.
>I had to do it this way because my ME are on restoration discs through Gateway.
I
>did much reading on the subject and just about everywhere I read it told me that
>sometimes when XP upgrade asks you for the ME disc, it won't reconize restoration
>discs.
>This is the way I did mine and I've had no problems and I love it. How would you
>tell someone to upgrade to XP from ME with restoration cds? Is there a better way?
>Let me know so I know in the future if I ever have to re format again. Or are you
>speaking of a full version of XP Home Edition? Not an XP upgrade?
>Thanks
>LB
>
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