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ricochet
08-03-2003, 03:29 AM
Hey all I have xp home and I also got pro burnt to disk. When I install pro will it change my registry tweeks I have done?? Do I have to do a cleaan install ?? It gives me the option to do the upgrade in it..

Adster
08-03-2003, 03:35 AM
I would reccomend a clean install anyway

shn
08-03-2003, 04:15 AM
Depending on what you already have installed on your box you may want to try an upgrade. No sense in reinstalling all your favorite apps just to upgrade to xp pro (unless you have spanned drives). Even though it is 10 times better than home edition.

Xilo
08-03-2003, 04:15 AM
Yup, a clean install is the best thing to do.

shn
08-03-2003, 04:22 AM
A clean install? I dont think so. :unsure: What if he doesnt do backups or have spanned volumes then he'll have to reinstall all his programs that he had before.

ricochet
08-03-2003, 04:42 AM
I have my programs backed up on disk. and I dont have portions on my hard drive. I can reformat but that will take a long time. If I do reformate that will wipe my regisrty tweeks. If I do a upgrade will that wipe my tweeks???

Blue_Savannah
08-03-2003, 07:15 AM
Riccochet...When and HOW did you get that pic. of me???? :o :angry: I look so much better NOW!!! B)

boyzeee
08-03-2003, 07:25 AM
formatting ya drive will wipe it completely innit :blink: your new installation of XP will be only thing on ya drive, it will build a completly new registry, you will have to re install all ya programs and get all the updates from windows site, also is your xp pro the corporate version? if not it will need activating, if it not ligit the "blue list" keygen will make a new key for ya but you may have to try a few to get it activated, you could back up your registry to disc and then import it with regedit after you have re installed ya programs but i wouldnt recommend it! ;) oh and formatting shouldnt take to long but recommend not using the quick option. :blink:

balamm
08-03-2003, 07:39 AM
No matter how you proceed, Yes! Your "tweaks"(?) will be overwritten as they should be. What works for one OS won't often work for another.

N£MO
08-03-2003, 10:49 AM
Originally posted by ricochet@3 August 2003 - 04:29
Hey all I have xp home and I also got pro burnt to disk. When I install pro will it change my registry tweeks I have done?? Do I have to do a cleaan install ?? It gives me the option to do the upgrade in it..
What are the benefits from going to XPPro from XPHome?

p2pmaster
08-03-2003, 04:20 PM
there isnt that much difference is there?
i use pro and i have seen home on my m8's comp but coudnt really tell the difference, but i only glanced at it not actually used home.

Xilo
08-03-2003, 04:34 PM
Home is just a dumbed down version of Pro. What you could do to save time is to find all the registry tweaks, then make a .bat file that makes the changes in the registry... So whenever you format or whatever, you can just run the file.

ricochet
08-03-2003, 08:21 PM
Originally posted by Xilo@3 August 2003 - 16:34
Home is just a dumbed down version of Pro.  What you could do to save time is to find all the registry tweaks, then make a .bat file that makes the changes in the registry... So whenever you format or whatever, you can just run the file.
I like that idea man thanks. I can burn the .bat with nero. thanks again... :beerchug:

Sorry blue I took it when you were not looking :flowers:

Blue_Savannah
08-04-2003, 01:09 AM
I can never stay mad at you Ricochet :*

Eradication
08-07-2003, 08:40 AM
What is a clean install???

I have a burned copy of XP Professional with the Key, would it harm in just upgrading, would things be ok if I just did that?

ObiWan
08-11-2003, 06:23 PM
A clean install involves removing windows (and every other file on the HD) installing all files fresh

upgrade keeps your settings and files

it should be okay just to upgrade but a clean install is better IMO