Re: ME -> XP HE Upgrade

"smackedass" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have an fully licensed ME machine with its legit product key taped on
> the side.
>
> I also have a legal a copy of XP HE; I want to do an upgrade from ME ->
> XP.
>
> I'm told that I can reformat, using the XP disk, and install XP as the
> upgrade. Logic states that I should be able to do this, though I've never
> done this from ME.
>
> I'm presuming that the XP install will look to some "hidden" file before
> the reformat, and that everything will work as I'm led to believe.
>
> Am I correct?
>

I don't understand why people are saying that you can only "upgrade" from
Windows ME to Windows XP. You can most certainly do a fresh install of XP
on a system with just an "XP Upgrade" CD, as long as you have a Windows 98,
ME or 2000 CD handy. I did this exact same procedure just about 6 months
ago.

Additionally, since you already have Windows ME installed, I'm pretty sure
the CD will "detect" its presence and give you the option of doing a fresh
install.

You really should do a fresh install simply so you can make use of NTFS
rather than FAT32.

Patrick Michael