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.
>
>
>> Has anyone actually done this with XP?  As I said in my post I knew it
>could be done up through Win 98 SE, but it did not work with Win Me using
>the upgrade.  If there is some trick to doing it with XP and Win ME, please tell everyone how to do it.
>>

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