what's the difference?

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I'm not exactly new to Windows XP, but what's the difference between Windows
XP and the Windows XP upgrade?
 
Scooter_X said:
I'm not exactly new to Windows XP, but what's the difference between
Windows XP and the Windows XP upgrade?
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The way the CD can be used thanks to a few numbers.
 
For the upgrade, you can upgrade anything from 98 to Windows 2000 and/or XP Home if you purchase Pro. For a clean install, you must have a fully installable version of Win95 to Window 2000 (not a "recovery CD").

The full version of Windows XP will install, whether you have a qualifying upgrade product or not.
 
Scooter_X said:
I'm not exactly new to Windows XP, but what's the difference between Windows
XP and the Windows XP upgrade?
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The installed product is the same. The upgrade version requires priveiously
installed Windows programs, while the other requires no previous versions.
 
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| "Scooter_X" wrote:
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| > I'm not exactly new to Windows XP, but what's the difference between
Windows
| > XP and the Windows XP upgrade?
| The installed product is the same. The upgrade version requires
priveiously
| installed Windows programs, while the other requires no previous versions.

The version to be upgraded doesn't have to be installed.
 
The version to be upgraded doesn't have to be installed.
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That depends. If the version to be upgraded is an OEM version that
only provides a "system recovery" CD or a separate "system recovery"
partition on the hard drive then it *must* be installed in order to be
upgraded.


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