Pete,
If your cd is only an upgrade this will require a full version of any one
of the approved vesions of a Windows operating system be installed prior to
the upgrade. If the cd you are using is a full version you can use it as an
upgrade path to the newer operating system.
Hope this helps.
Mike Terrill
Microsoft Server Setup Team
Enterprise Platform Support
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