On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:19:31 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:
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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:i8h7n3tfle27batftuorg1q0qj3p24b8m0@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:53:17 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote:
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> > >
> > > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> > > news:rn66n3tbdbqhe9fdipv9b4e4ftt03mostq@4ax.com...
> >
> > > > That sounds like a restore CD, not an installation CD. Despite what
> > > > Philo says above, you *can* use that CD. Read my earlier reply for
> > > > instructions.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Restore CD's will qualify only if they have the actual OS files on them.
> > > The reason restore cd's often do NOT work is that they use an image file
> > > which will of course be invisible to the windows installer.
> >
> >
> > That's correct. You can *not* simply use the Restore CD as if it were
> > an installation CD. Nevertheless you *can* do a clean installation
> > with an XP Upgrade if you have a restore CD of a previous version. I
> > thought I had posted instructions for doing this earlier in this
> > thread, but perhaps not; it may have been a different thread.
> >
> > Here's how: First restore from the Restore CD. Then run the XP upgrade
> > CD from within that restored system, and change from Upgrade to New
> > Install. When it asks where, press Esc to delete the partition and
> > start over.
> >
>
>
> Yep...that will do the trick...
> I found your post from yesterday but had not seen it when I posted
OK, thanks, and not a problem.
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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