debug.com (was RE: Windows XP upgrade question)

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 Sorry, I'm a little late catching up on all this stuff.  Went to the Dell 
Knowledgebase looking for this info, but...

got at least 20 hits searching on 'debug'.  I searched for 'clean install' 
within the 'debug' results and got three hits.

Is "How do I use the MS-DOS® debug script to remove my DOS or non-DOS 
partition?" (Document#: TT1011054) the article you were referring to?  I 
noticed that Dell warned that the debug script they provided was to be used 
only on Dell systems.  They provided a link to the MS KB (article Q106419 
"Removing Non-DOS Partitions with Debug") for non-Dell systems and, in fact, MS 
provides a very different script for this.

Really curious about this.  If Dell's script shouldn't be run on non-Dell 
systems, and MS' script shouldn't be run on Dell's systems, what do I do about 
my Gateway2000 mutt of a system?  (Replaced original cpu with QuickChip, 
original HD is now the 2nd physical hard drive, new cd-rom, new memory, 
upgraded BIOS...  Still have the original keyboard, though.)  Or any other 
"generic" system for that matter?

Interesting topic.  BTW, Jeff, if I had been around when you originally posted, 
I'd had told you to install Win98-SE, IMO the "safest, least buggy, WPA-less" 
MS OS there is right now.  (I know, not saying a whole lot!)  Others have 
bemoaned the WPA, and I concur.  Just wait, when MS decides it will no longer 
support XP, you can say bye-bye to changing any hardware on your system without 
risking the WPA kicking in; then you call MS "hey my network card broke so I 
replaced it and now XP won't boot!"  MS: "Sorry, we don't support XP anymore, 
upgrade to XQ (spend $$$), and then we can help you.  maybe.  Maybe after you 
have to replace some of your other hardware because XQ doesn't recognize it."  
Bring back OS/2!  Hurry up, Linux!

db

Richard B Baird <rbaird@esourceconsulting.com> wrote:

just an FYI, Mike is right - simply doing an FDISK or similar isn't enough
to clean off all remnants of an old OS and all of it's associated problems.

after cleaning the disk, you need to do a 'debug' on it - the name is
misleading - debug.com (i think) is on most rescue diskettes. if not, you
can find in on most windows pcs too.

Scan the Dell Knowlege base for 'debug' and there are step by step
instructions on how to TRUELY clean your disk for a fresh install using
debug. I highly recommend it!

hth,

rick

---- original message ----
Personally, I don't like upgrades. Even if you do a "clean" install, you
can
still have the problems of the previous OS. You can do an upgrade from a
full version. I guess I would trust Dell, they seem to know a thing or two
about computers.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Crosby [mailto:jlcrosby@dilgardfoods.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:12 AM
To: midrange-nontech@midrange.com
Subject: Windows XP upgrade question


My home PC has Windows ME and I thin I want to upgrade it to Windows XP
Pro.

Question:

If I get the upgrade version as opposed to the full version, I am told
that I cannot do a 'clean' install. IOW, if I want to clear the hard
drive and start over, I must buy the full version. And Dell tells me
that this is indeed a change from prior versions of windows where you
could simply insert the old windows CD to prove ownership.

Is this right?

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-Jeff

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