[dba-Tech] Home to XP

Hi Jon,

I think Peter meant there was no upgrade installation capability in
the Action Pack subscription package.  It might have only full version
installation media in the 50 to 75 or so CD's and DVD's in the
package.

GK

On 7/28/05, Jon Tydda <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk> wrote:
> Not quite true... I bought an upgrade version... it'll upgrade from 9x, 2K,
> or XP Home... but as it was a new pc, it installed it from scratch.
> Apparently it gives you the choice of upgrading over the top, or formatting
> and doing it all from scratch. I'd reccomend that way, because then there's
> no "residue" left over from the old install.
> 
> 
> Jon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Brawley [mailto:peter.brawley at earthlink.net]
> Sent: 28 July 2005 16:34
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Home to XP
> 
> 
> Rocky,
> 
> I believe there's no upgrade, it has to be a new install.
> 
> PB
> 
> Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote:
> 
> >Dear List:
> >
> >My main machine is running XP Home.  My former main machine came with XP
> Pro.  I've got the Action Pack so I've got licenses for XP Pro.
> >
> >I've been thinking of upgrading main machine, but it's so stable, I hate to
> start fooling around.
> >
> >But there were a couple of things that went a bit smoother with former main
> machine so I'd like XP Pro on new main machine.
> >
> >Does anyone have opinions, advice, warnings about doing this?
> >
> >Thanks and regards,
> >
> >Rocky
> >_______________________________________________


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