As you may know, you can't, unless you want to go XP - Vista - Windows 7. For the record I think forcing clean installs is a good thing.
Anyway, that didn't stop MicroSoft producing an "Upgrading From XP To Windows 7" guide. It has this snippet near the top: "To upgrade your PC from Windows XP to Windows 7, you'll need to select the Custom option during Windows 7 installation. A custom installation doesn't preserve your programs, files, or settings. It's sometimes called a "clean" installation for that reason." My ass. Everyone on the planet understands a custom installation is where you get to change some stuff about the installation. It's not "sometimes called a clean installation". -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

