can ijustinstall xp overthetop?

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Peter Codner said:
canijustinstall xp from the cd? arethereany down sides to this?


peter
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Do you ACTUALLY READ any of the replies that people give to you? You can
ONLY install XP from the CD. There is NO OTHER way to do it.
 
All your files might be deleted. You might have to register again. Some of
your old settings might be preserved by the new installation - even if it is
a clean one.
The other way to answer. XP (or any other OS) on top of XP is: yes, if you
use the adequate software; MS has one on its site - free to try. Guess it's
legal to use the same license.
Michael
 
Peter said:
canijustinstall xp from the cd? arethereany down sides to this?
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Print this.

Backup any personal data you cannot live without.
Unhook the computer from the network/Internet.

At this point, Peter, you would be better off starting completely over and
actually booting from the CD, following the on-screen prompts, and then when
it asks you what partition to install on, DELETE the partitions, create a
new on, continue following the on-screen prompts.

Once the Installation is done, log on and turn on the Windows XP firewall.
Connect the machine back to the Internet.
Visit this web page:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Scan for and install all Critical updates. This *will* take several reboots
and revisits to the site above.

Once that is done, install all other applications you need to use and
configure your system the way you want.
 
sorry -ididreadthat butiamastupidevilpersonwho dervesto dieforhavingbrain
damgeand badeyesight--iam properlycursedandrebuked but
mysespairdeppensyouwill behappyto discover
 
Peter Codner said:
sorry -ididreadthat butiamastupidevilpersonwho dervesto dieforhavingbrain
damgeand badeyesight--iam properlycursedandrebuked but
mysespairdeppensyouwill behappyto discover
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