create a set of drivers for quick change

Thanks Jerry,

But I also lost my XP upgrade disks and the original disks with this
machine. So I have ordered a new copy of XP pro SP2 that is a full version
(ie does not require previous installations). Will this simply upgrade or
will it overwrite? I have heard of other ppl having to completely
re-install their apps with the full version of XP pro over the home version.
Does this sound true- or is this something that you have done before.

What I would like as well, is to be able to rebuild my machine, if I ever
have to with the drivers handy. I do some application development work on
this machine and sometimes things go wrong and disturb the OS.

Cheers

Doug

"Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke DeleteThis @MSN.com> wrote in message
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> Upgrading from Home to Pro will not result in a loss of drivers, the
> upgrade will keep them and use them. That is because drivers provided for
> video etc are all XP compatible - not Home or Pro compatible.
>
> "Doug" <dougie_cam DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:425441a5$0$5190$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking to upgrade from xp home to xp pro and may require a rebuild
>> of my pc for some reasons.
>>
>> I no longer have the drivers for my pc on disks (due to break in and
>> theft of all software - notebook was locked to desktop so they couldn't
>> get that). Is there any way to locate and copy all the loaded drivers
>> that I currently have- say video card, network, sound, infared, etc so I
>> don't have to go back to each manufacture websites for a search? Can I
>> copy a particular part of my hdd to CD and simply push the xp pro set up
>> to look there for the drivers?
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>
>

In news:42545515$0$5395$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au,
Doug <dougie_cam RemoveThis @hotmail.com> typed:

> But I also lost my XP upgrade disks and the original disks with
> this
> machine. So I have ordered a new copy of XP pro SP2 that is a
> full
> version (ie does not require previous installations). Will
> this
> simply upgrade or will it overwrite?


Your choice. It will do either.

But be sure it's truly a Full retail version. The OEM version,
which many people confuse with the Full version, will do *only* a
clean installation, not an upgrade.

By the way, note that an Upgrade version also does *not* require
a previous installation. The requirement to use an upgrade
version is to *own* a previous qualifying version's installation
CD, not to have it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous
qualifying version installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD
as proof of ownership. Just insert the previous version's CD, and
follow the prompts. Everything proceeds quite normally and quite
legitimately.

If you qulaify to use the Upgrade version, you may want to cancel
your order and get it instead, since it's considerably cheaper
than the Full version. Even if you don't own a previous
qualifying version, and you want to do a clean installation you
might want to consider buying an inexpensive used copy so you
could use the Upgrade.


> I have heard of other ppl
> having to completely re-install their apps with the full
> version of
> XP pro over the home version.


No this isn't correct. If that happened to them, they either did
something wrong, or got some every unusual error.

By definition, an "upgrade" (as opposed to a clean installation)
means that all data, programs, etc. are kept intact.

However there are no guarantees that it always works perfectly.
However unlikely, it's always possible that something might go
wrong. For that reason it's prudent to be sure you have a backup
of anything you can't afford to lose before beginning.


--
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Please reply to the newsgroup

Thanks for your advice Ken, How can i be sure that it is not an oem version?

"Ken Blake" <kblake RemoveThis @this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:%238PzJgvOFHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> In news:42545515$0$5395$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au,
> Doug <dougie_cam RemoveThis @hotmail.com> typed:
>
>> But I also lost my XP upgrade disks and the original disks with this
>> machine. So I have ordered a new copy of XP pro SP2 that is a full
>> version (ie does not require previous installations). Will this
>> simply upgrade or will it overwrite?
>
>
> Your choice. It will do either.
>
> But be sure it's truly a Full retail version. The OEM version, which many
> people confuse with the Full version, will do *only* a clean installation,
> not an upgrade.
>
> By the way, note that an Upgrade version also does *not* require a
> previous installation. The requirement to use an upgrade version is to
> *own* a previous qualifying version's installation CD, not to have it
> installed. When setup doesn't find a previous qualifying version
> installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD as proof of ownership. Just
> insert the previous version's CD, and follow the prompts. Everything
> proceeds quite normally and quite legitimately.
>
> If you qulaify to use the Upgrade version, you may want to cancel your
> order and get it instead, since it's considerably cheaper than the Full
> version. Even if you don't own a previous qualifying version, and you want
> to do a clean installation you might want to consider buying an
> inexpensive used copy so you could use the Upgrade.
>
>
>> I have heard of other ppl
>> having to completely re-install their apps with the full version of
>> XP pro over the home version.
>
>
> No this isn't correct. If that happened to them, they either did something
> wrong, or got some every unusual error.
>
> By definition, an "upgrade" (as opposed to a clean installation) means
> that all data, programs, etc. are kept intact.
>
> However there are no guarantees that it always works perfectly. However
> unlikely, it's always possible that something might go wrong. For that
> reason it's prudent to be sure you have a backup of anything you can't
> afford to lose before beginning.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

In news:4254f203$0$29867$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au,
Doug <dougie_cam.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> typed:

> Thanks for your advice Ken,


You're welcome.


> How can i be sure that it is not an oem
> version?


Where did you order it from? If it's a web site, give us a link
so we can look at it.

Also how much did you pay for it? There's a big difference
between the price of an OEM version and the Full version.

--
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Please reply to the newsgroup


>
> "Ken Blake" <kblake.RemoveThis@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:%238PzJgvOFHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> In news:42545515$0$5395$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au,
>> Doug <dougie_cam.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> typed:
>>
>>> But I also lost my XP upgrade disks and the original disks
>>> with this
>>> machine. So I have ordered a new copy of XP pro SP2 that is a
>>> full
>>> version (ie does not require previous installations). Will
>>> this
>>> simply upgrade or will it overwrite?
>>
>>
>> Your choice. It will do either.
>>
>> But be sure it's truly a Full retail version. The OEM version,
>> which
>> many people confuse with the Full version, will do *only* a
>> clean
>> installation, not an upgrade.
>>
>> By the way, note that an Upgrade version also does *not*
>> require a
>> previous installation. The requirement to use an upgrade
>> version is
>> to *own* a previous qualifying version's installation CD, not
>> to
>> have it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous
>> qualifying
>> version installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD as
>> proof of
>> ownership. Just insert the previous version's CD, and follow
>> the
>> prompts. Everything proceeds quite normally and quite
>> legitimately.
>>
>> If you qulaify to use the Upgrade version, you may want to
>> cancel
>> your order and get it instead, since it's considerably cheaper
>> than
>> the Full version. Even if you don't own a previous qualifying
>> version, and you want to do a clean installation you might
>> want to
>> consider buying an inexpensive used copy so you could use the
>> Upgrade.
>>> I have heard of other ppl
>>> having to completely re-install their apps with the full
>>> version of
>>> XP pro over the home version.
>>
>>
>> No this isn't correct. If that happened to them, they either
>> did
>> something wrong, or got some every unusual error.
>>
>> By definition, an "upgrade" (as opposed to a clean
>> installation)
>> means that all data, programs, etc. are kept intact.
>>
>> However there are no guarantees that it always works
>> perfectly.
>> However unlikely, it's always possible that something might go
>> wrong. For that reason it's prudent to be sure you have a
>> backup of
>> anything you can't afford to lose before beginning.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup

By the price.


--

johnf

> Thanks for your advice Ken, How can i be sure that it is not an oem
> version?
> "Ken Blake" <kblake.RemoveThis@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:%238PzJgvOFHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> In news:42545515$0$5395$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au,
>> Doug <dougie_cam.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> typed:
>>
>>> But I also lost my XP upgrade disks and the original disks with this
>>> machine. So I have ordered a new copy of XP pro SP2 that is a full
>>> version (ie does not require previous installations). Will this
>>> simply upgrade or will it overwrite?
>>
>>
>> Your choice. It will do either.
>>
>> But be sure it's truly a Full retail version. The OEM version, which
>> many people confuse with the Full version, will do *only* a clean
>> installation, not an upgrade.
>>
>> By the way, note that an Upgrade version also does *not* require a
>> previous installation. The requirement to use an upgrade version is to
>> *own* a previous qualifying version's installation CD, not to have it
>> installed. When setup doesn't find a previous qualifying version
>> installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD as proof of ownership.
>> Just insert the previous version's CD, and follow the prompts.
>> Everything proceeds quite normally and quite legitimately.
>>
>> If you qulaify to use the Upgrade version, you may want to cancel your
>> order and get it instead, since it's considerably cheaper than the Full
>> version. Even if you don't own a previous qualifying version, and you
>> want to do a clean installation you might want to consider buying an
>> inexpensive used copy so you could use the Upgrade.
>>
>>
>>> I have heard of other ppl
>>> having to completely re-install their apps with the full version of
>>> XP pro over the home version.
>>
>>
>> No this isn't correct. If that happened to them, they either did
>> something wrong, or got some every unusual error.
>>
>> By definition, an "upgrade" (as opposed to a clean installation) means
>> that all data, programs, etc. are kept intact.
>>
>> However there are no guarantees that it always works perfectly. However
>> unlikely, it's always possible that something might go wrong. For that
>> reason it's prudent to be sure you have a backup of anything you can't
>> afford to lose before beginning.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup