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Vista Home Premium OEM to Vista Ultimate 32 / 64 Upgrade Optio
Does anyone know of a definitive process for getting the install to work properly? Or should I just wait for a while until Apple releases a robust upgrade beyond 10.2.1? I formatted my HD and did a clean install of Jaguar. I always like doing that when I can, to get a fresh start. I'd recommend that if it is an

Disk Management vs Acronis
Waughy bwa...@optusnet.com.au aus computers Yep, go the clean install. It'll ask for proof of a previous OS, just insert the 908 disk, let it read it, then it'll ask for the ME disk and carry on. Just make sure virus protection is turned OFF in your bios or it won't install. Took me 2 days of trying to install Me

Norton Utilities 2000 - worth installing?
I like to install windows then remove all of the cruft I don't like to get a very light win98 install. I then build up a basic software base by keeping each version of my But its worth the trouble. So after a period of time. I have a system that is clean stripped, polished and almost perfect in image form.

WinXP: Is it worth it or is it a hassle with Lite On 24x and ...
glee gle...@mindspring.com microsoft public win98 gen_discussion I would use the recovery CD to install fresh, and then clean up whatever OEM stuff you don't want, especially BackWeb-type programs More memory is usually a good thing, but it may not help the symptoms you describe, whereas a clean install might.

Is it worth it to buy full version of XP-Pro vs. upgrade???
After that what have you got to lose, but an hour of your time if you decide to go back and do a clean install of OS9... and if that's the case it isn't so bad... a clean install won't do any harm and may do good all of its own. Odds are that 9.0.4 won't cause you any problems though. -Dave.

clean install question
My system consists of mainly new stuff and I'm still having trouble(from a clean install) for a start my Geforce3 is playing up. Hardly old hardware certainly not as old as a lot of stuff that comes with a new PC. IMHO XP has potential, but it's still a fledgling. -- Morgan. I have Geforce3 and it hasnt missed a

Reinstall Windows
The files and settings transfer wizard does make a clean install much easier than it used to be, but there's nothing to be gained over a clone. It is a quite ordinary desktop machine. Windows has its own separate partition. There's no real point in that. Unfortunately you will need to do a clean install to change

Jaguar - worth the upgrade?
Can you tell me how to do a clean format using NTFS Install XP by booting off the install disc, then format your drive (clean install) by deleting current partitions when asked whereto install XP, make a new partition for XP, and choose NTFS if asked (if over 32GB like mine is it makes you use NTFS).

Is RC2 Worth it?
Kasper Dupont kasp...@daimi.au.dk comp os linux development apps RJGraham wrote: Hello, I've just done a clean install of RH9. I installed *everything* and have Is it worth upgrading to KDevelop 3.x ? 2. What's the best way to upgrade without having to manually slog through all the missing dependencies (yum?)?

HP response to scanner problems - worth a try
Peter peter...@bellsouth.net alt comp periphs cdr The man said it all; do a clean install of XP...the rest is the fun; Roxio will Rock your world.....in the negative sense.. Try to get it to work without the upgrades etc on Roxios site first.then add the upgrades, patches etc if you must.

Leopard Clean Install
Thanks Mick - I understand that a clean install will be required to go to Ultimate 64. I do not understand how the product autentication process works for Ultimate 64. I currently have a genuine authenticated version of Vista Home I thought it was worth a try to verify this before starting. Thanks for your help…

Version 9.0 versus 9.1 - is it worth it?
Michael Stevens Mstev...@mvps.org microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support John wrote: I've heard it is worth the extra $100 per order for XP-Pro to get John As Nicholas stated, you do not need the full version to clean install with the XP upgrade as long as you have qualifying Windows 95/98/Me/2000 media.

TV Signal Not Found Error Message
Clean Windows95 install from DOS Prompt *without* DialUp Networking (Win95 will ask you for your previous Windows Setup Disk 1 for verification of Something about a clean install makes Win95 run better (probably conflicts with old drivers or system files) - And, DialUp Networking slows down lower-end computers.

Is it worth the upgrade from 98 to XP?
There's a good chance this will do nothing to solve your problem though - but it will get junk out of registry- and it's worth a try. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rob Giordano Microsoft MVP it's probably time for a clean install of XP (wipe the drive)...but you'd be off on a couple of day tangental adventure.

Is XP worth it?
Ken kgarr...@optushome.com.au microsoft public windowsme general As i said in my original post i did a clean install. Ken "David_A" <murn...@hotmail.com> wrote in Ken did you do a clean install or a tip over the top job? I have flogged WinME on a couple of applications and so far it has always come up trumps.

WinME / WinAARGH! - is it worth it?
"Is it worth the effort to upgrade from XP-Home edition to the full blown XP-Professional Version?" Is there an improvement between the two OSes to The "Clean install of home" or "upgrade to Pro" was confusing. XP Pro has features like File Security, the ability to join a Domain, etc. that isn't in XP Home.

Vista Home Premium OEM to Vista Ultimate 32 / 64 Upgrade Optio
I just finished trying a clean install. I tried for two days to get video & audio drivers to install. Finally got the video but audio would not install. I went back and installed I was an idiot and thought that a clean install would be just that much better. NOT!! I've had to re-install WinME at least 10 times.

CS worth playing anymore???
I don't think that's going to help, but it's worth trying, i agree with that. IMO, whatever you're calling "slipstream" isn't. It's either borked or not a slipstreamed installer in the usual The clean install should only take about 4-6 hours max, most of it sitting and waiting for the machine to do its work.

XP IS NOT WORTH IT ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TOO MUCH GRIEF ! ! ! ! !!
Phil Stripling phi...@crl.com comp sys mac apps JMacd (jmacd...@fox.nstn.ns.ca) wrote: I thinking about doing a clean install of my system software for my Centris 610 for a New Year's treat. My system software is now gobbling up about 3.7 meg of the 8 meg if have available. My PowerBook 180 on the other hand uses

Is it worth the extra money for 9.2?
I did a clean install of XP w/NTFS on a blank (unpartitioned) HD, and let setup take care of partitioning and formatting. This OS has not let a program choke it since installation. The 2 youngest could constantly wring a BSOD out of our Win98 installation. They haven't been able to make XP even blink.