I am thinking about reformatting my laptop and it already has windows xp home edition with sp2 on it and i purchased it in july 2005. I was wondering could i buy the windows xp home edition upgrade to use to reinstall windows because i am reformatting it. or would i need to buy the full version? all i want to do is use the home edition upgrade to reformat the computer and install from scratch.
2006-06-25 10:26:46 · 8 answers · asked by Lilaznboi2011 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
nothing as far as features are concerned..
upgrade version assumes you have a license to another windows operating system.. like ME or 2000.
when you attempt to install an upgrade version of windows, it will either scan your computer for a qualifying version of windows to upgrade, or ask you to insert the qualifying version cd into the cd drive. this is just a check to see if you actually do have a previous version.
then it just installs like the full version... though you can actually upgrade an older version, such as going from 98 or ME to XP.
Though you really shouldnt need to purchase yet another license and key to windows.. you bought one with your laptop. if you didnt recieve a reinstall cd with your laptop, check the hard drive. Some manufacturers include the install cd as a special partition on the hard drive itself. I suppose you could potentially copy that to a cd if you wanted to format.
outside of that.. you could find someone with a windows xp home cd and just use your license key when the install asks for it.
I know on my laptop the key is on the bottom of the laptop itself... if you do not have this printed, make sure you find this information and copy it before you format..
2006-06-25 10:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by narfles 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 11:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The upgrade requires the original install to be present on the target drive to perform its installation. Why do you want to reformat it? Or maybe you aren't using the right word? A format will wipe everything out so you have a blank drive on the partition you format, is that really what you need?
2006-06-25 10:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are formatting, you do not need a Windows disc. What happens is all the data is erased except for a "partition" which is a chunk of the hard drive dedicated to the operating system. From there, your computer will automatically install windows.
2006-06-25 10:51:11 · answer #4 · answered by unitedf1rst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only with the full version, you can install a computer from zero.
An upgrade does not offer harddisk partitioning and formatting - and it looks for a Windows version previously installed.
2006-06-25 10:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are reinstalling xp on the same computer you will need not need to buy a new one you will be able to reinstall from the disc you have...on the upgrade one it ask if it is a full or upgrade which you can chose either one and reload xp that way..
2006-06-25 10:32:48 · answer #6 · answered by jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an upgrade means xp is already the operating system on the pc and it only installs newer files like going from xp to xp pro like an expansion pack of files
2006-06-25 10:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you go from scratch and when it is in your PC you verify authenticity and up grade
,then you will get further up grades automatically every time you connect to the web.
if there are any
when you reformat everything is gone
2006-06-25 10:34:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋