Thanks. I have the full version, not OEM.
Will it at some point in the installation ask if I want to upgrade (instead of a full install)? I don't want to have to reinstall all my applications. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slattery, Tim - BLS Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Upgrading to XP > I have a Windows XP full (not upgrade) disk. I purchased it for a > computer that died. > I now want to use it to upgrade another Windows ME computer that I > have. Will it upgrade and save my programs and data or will it result > in loss of programs and data? Depends. If you have an OEM disk, then there are two problems. First, a legal problem: OEM systems are licensed *only* to the first system they are installed on. They can *never* legally be installed on another computer, even if the first one ceases to exist. That's one reason they are so much cheaper than full retail version. Second, an OEM CD will *not* upgrade an existing system. You'd have to delete the existing OS (but not the data) from the disk and install the new OS fro scratch. Then you'd have to re-install applications (like MS Office) that depend on registry entries. If you have a full retail CD, then you have no problems at all. That can be moved to a new computer, provided that it's removed from the original machine, and it will happily upgrade your WinME OS. -- Tim Slattery [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
