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    XP, should I purchase the full version or the upgrade?

    Going to purchase XP home version and wanted to know which one i should get. The upgrade version i understand you need Win95, Win98 or Win ME. Do you need the key codes for these versions?? Or should i just purchase the full version? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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    Get the upgrade, you don't need the codes for the older versions, just the original cd, which you will be asked to put in the drive.

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    I have seen enough problems with OS upgrades in my IT career to convince me that full version is the best way to go. Yes, it costs more than an upgrade but its worth it to avoid the headaches.
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    Isn't the upgrade just a full version that checks to see if you owned an earlier version? Seems a friend told me he installed it straight onto a new hard drive and all he had to do was stick the old disk in for a second to prove he was upgrading.
    If thats the case I can't imagine spending and extra hundred bucks on the full version.

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    that's what i heard too. you should be able to install winXP on a freshly formatted hdd. the only extra step during installation would be that it would ask you to insert the setup cd of original (older) version of windows you had just to verify it is indeed an upgrade.
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    go for the full version and a clean install, DON'T go for a upgrade i hate them!

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    Originally posted by iantaylor
    go for the full version and a clean install, DON'T go for a upgrade i hate them!
    My thoughts, EXACTLY.
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    You can do a clean install with the upgrade version, though. If it's like previous Windows upgrade versions, it will just prompt you to insert a previous version Windows CD during installation to confirm you actually have a previous qualifying version of Windows.

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    Originally posted by SkyDog
    You can do a clean install with the upgrade version, though. If it's like previous Windows upgrade versions, it will just prompt you to insert a previous version Windows CD during installation to confirm you actually have a previous qualifying version of Windows.
    Skydog is right. The upgrade CD is bootable and a clean install can be performed. Simply pop in the CD and when it asks you for an old version of windows put in a copy of 98, 2000, ME , NT 4.0, or 95. The setup will recognize the CD and you will be asked to put the other CD back in the drive and the set up will continue. Don't waste your money, for I have used the upgrade and it works just fine.
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