Quote Originally Posted by geoscomp
Upgrades of existing problems always end up with problems..but as far as which one to purchase, upgrade or full..you can do a clean install with an upgrade version the same as you can with a full version..It will just look at your current install before giving you the opportunity to format the partition and install. Save yourself the 100 or so bucks and buy the upgrade.
yep you only need to have a qualifying product . . . . . a windows 98 cd will do just fine. . . . . . just pop it in the drive when it tells you it can't find a qualifying product, and you can then install XP fresh. for one extra step in the install process it's worth the money saved. . . . . and if you're smart you'll image your drive with either ghost, drive image or something similar after you've got your install updated with windows updates, service packs and got all your base applications / games installed. . . . . . you won't have to run setup again. . . . just make sure you keep your data (my documents, mp3s *cough*porn*cough*) on another partition