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Skriven 2006-03-08 08:36:00 av TOM WALKER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JAY EMRIE
Ärende: WinXP Home Upgrade Retail
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JE>LR>        I'm still using Win98SE. I'm about to finish up an Athlon64
JE>LR> system, and will need an upgraded OS. I seen that Wal-Mart has
JE>LR> WinXP Home Upgrade (Green box) for $100.00. The full retail is
JE>LR> $200.00. Since I have Win98SE full version, I could save a $100.00,
JE>LR> and opt to do a full install by just inserting my Win98SE disc when
JE>LR> it ask instead of trying install it over a preinstall of Win98SE.
JE>LR>        I understand that an OEM version is no good, because when you
JE>LR> upgrade, or change systems, you can no longer use it. Is this the same
JE>LR> for the upgrade, or can I use it on different systems (only one system
JE>LR> at a time) as long as I have the Win98SE disc.
JE>LR>        Also. I bought my copy of Win98SE off eBay when WinXP first
JE>LR> came out. It was used, but it had the serial key, and all. Since
JE>LR> validation didn't come along until WinXP, I have some concern. If the
JE>LR> seller made a copy along with the serial key, does MS keep a database
JE>LR> of Win98/98SE/ME/2000 keys when those users upgrade to WinXP, and ties
JE>LR> it to that WinXP key. If this is so, and that seller used the key to
JE>LR> upgrade to WinXP already, I may not be able to validate. I'd then have
JE>LR> to purchase a sealed retail copy from Amazon, or some other place which
JE>LR> will end up costing me the price of a full upgrade.

JE>It has been my experience that XP Upgrade doesn't look for 98,98SE, etc
JE>keys when being installed. It just looks for a CD with the earlier
JE>version of Windows.

 That has been my experience also. It checks to see what is already
 installed and if it only sees a Formatted Hard Disk it asks for a
 Win98/ME CD be put in the CD drive for verification that you have one.

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