I have 4 copies of Windows XP. One is a Gateway, two are upgrades, and one has nothing on the disk nor on the case indicating it's an upgrade version. It took me a while to get Parallels to try to boot it - I had to change the boot order to boot from CD first. But finally it boots the XP installation disk. I tell it's a full install, and I accept the read me - and it loads some stuff and finally tells me it can't find an existing Windows. I'm sure we paid for a full version (education version of XP Pro). Is there any way to check this? Also - if I install OS/2 first, will that work? Or should I try installing the Gateway version and then this version?
yes I got caught by this Microsoft issue i had to buy an OEM WinXP sp2 home on DVD to get on with the installation Hugh W
I thought I had an OEM full Windows. It doesn't indicate anywhere that it isn't. Buying a new version is a couple hundred dollars I really can't afford while I'm paying for my iMac. I wonder what the cheapest version Windows is that I can install first and then upgrade with this supposedly full version of Windows.
You should be able to upgrade any version of windoze. Look on ebay or craigslist for a W98 disk or buy it from some place on line. Here it is for $55: http://www.viosoftware.com/Windows+98+PG/?utm_source=dealtime&utm_medium=mall&utm_campaign=730-00847 I upgraded an old copy of W2K. DD
