Nuts...back to plan A then! Thanks!
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always learning


"Jane C" wrote:
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> Windows ME does not qualify for upgrade pricing. Windows 2000 and XP only.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "Iplant" <Iplant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:209A0757-1074-468B-B809-E71F9853B2AF@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I am curious to know if I can use Windows ME to upgrade to Vista Home
> > Premium? The original PC it was installed on has been dead for some years
> > now, but I still have a Dell and I still have the installation disk! This
> > would save me a lot of money (disabled) and still allow me to preserve my
> > XP
> > installation.
> > Also I have a complete backup copy of XP stored on my external hard drive,
> > created using XP. Can I re-install XP from this copy? My thinking is to
> > flatten everything on C/E (XP and Vista) which is a partitioned drive.
> > Then
> > put Windows ME on this largest drive of my PC and upgrade to Vista from
> > there. On my smaller 2nd drive (D storage before the external drive) I
> > would
> > just re-install XP. I am hoping then I could dual boot or use a boot
> > manager
> > and have the best of both worlds until Vista has all of it’s kinks worked
> > out! Is there a “best” way to do this. I do recall reading here that
> > the
> > oldest OS should be installed first. Or would I be better hiding the
> > drives
> > from each other. What’s the best way to hide a drive? Any ideas or
> > suggestions are always appreciated since I am always willing to learn or
> > try
> > something new.
> >
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> > always learning[/color]
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