Dead on correct works everytime CW
Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -----Original Message----- From: warpmedia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 15:53:33 To:The Hardware List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [H] OT Need to upgrade with full version instead of upgrade cd IIRC the trick was deleting the C:\windows\win.com file that OEM looks for and then it will do an upgrade preserving the registry, software & drivers. Harry McGregor wrote: > That will nuke the registry, and will NOT be an upgrade, but a > reinstall, and most programs installed will not run without > reinstalling, and the drivers will not be kept. > > Harry > > Harvey Best wrote: >> >> *I found this (listed below). Would it get me to 98, or would Windows >> keep "seeing" the old Windows and tell me I need an upgrade package >> instead of a full install package?* >> >> >> >> *How to do it : * >> >> *Windows ME/98/95* >> >> You boot up with a Windows ME/98/95 boot disk into MSDOS mode and type >> the following command from the A:\ prompt "DELTREE C:\WINDOWS". It >> will take several minutes for this to work but once finished just >> restart the computer and install windows. >> >> *Windows XP* >> >> You install Windows in the same directory as it was originally >> installed without formatting the drive
