I am building a new system. The only full version of Windows I have is v3.1. I have upgraded eversince. This was fine up to Win98, but the last time I did a clean install with XP, it didn't validate v3.1. I had to get a MS tech to give me a psuedo key code to install my XP upgrade version.
I may be able to get a copy of MS 95 full version for validation, but I think that may be too old for XP. Is there a way to install XP on my new SATA drive using only my XP Upgrade Version? I intend to use my present main ATA drive on one of the MB IDE's as an added backup and a guide when installing programs and files..will format it and use it as storage later. I guess this is why MS would like people to purchase full versions occasionally, but they should cut some slack for those only having Upgrade versions when we need to reformat.
Thanks
I may be able to get a copy of MS 95 full version for validation, but I think that may be too old for XP. Is there a way to install XP on my new SATA drive using only my XP Upgrade Version? I intend to use my present main ATA drive on one of the MB IDE's as an added backup and a guide when installing programs and files..will format it and use it as storage later. I guess this is why MS would like people to purchase full versions occasionally, but they should cut some slack for those only having Upgrade versions when we need to reformat.
Thanks