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-Frank

"Rod" <Rod@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a PC that I have had for several years. It runs a copy of XP Pro SP2
> and is "Vista" ready in terms of HDD, RAM, Processor and Graphics card.
>
> I was ready to go out and get a copy of Home Premium Upgrade, as it has
> the
> features I want, and just read I would have to do a clean install. This
> is
> essentially a reformat of HDD and start from scratch, right? That's wacky.
> I
> want to UPGRADE.
>
> I don't want the extra expense of getting Vista Ultimate as it has bells
> and
> whistles I dont want, but that seems to be the only way I can UPGRADE and
> get
> Media Player/DVD Burning functionality built-in....
>
> ...AM I reading this right? An UPGRADE from XP Pro to Vista Home Premium
> is
> really a rebuid of my PC??????
>
> Rgds
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