Because with XP you have to go the WPA. One machine, one disk. Yes, any
qualifing CD could be used to install the upgrade version. Natch, that isn't
how they want you to go about it and why they implemented WPA.
Brad Loomis
Los Angeles, CA

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So why would anyone pay extra for the so-called full install? All you would
need to do is borrow someone's OS CD.

>Yes, I did this with XP.  I had just bought a new drive and did a clean
>install of XP.  As the previous poster said, the install routine will ask
>you to insert a CD to prove that you qualify for the upgrade.  Worked like
a
>charm.  And from what I've read, if you want to use NTFS, it's supposed to
>be best to start with a clean install NTFS-formatted.

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