XPP Upgrade

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Hi fwiw :
I had been using XPP (RC!). Updated it last night to the full version. Took about an hour, but works perfectly. All previous settings preserved intact. Should I have expected anything else?
Version reports as build 2600, except in the System Properties/General screen, where it is said to be ‘version 2002’. Sounds about right, though.

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Did you just pop the Full XPP CD in, and run setup? Right on top of RC1? I have my RC1 in a separate G: drive. Can I do your trick there?

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Hi M
My XP is on my E: drive. Just popped the CD in Drive I:, ran Setup and chose the Upgrade (recommended) option. It must have found my original XP RC1, as I did not type in any path. About the only difference was that it did not ask me to Activate, just Register. At some time during the installation, I had to enter the 25 digit Product ID key. I can’t see any reason why it should not work on your set-up as well.
At the moment there is some update or another running, as an icon has appeared in the Systray and the text message is Downloading Updates 29% complete. I wonder what it is?
Oh, and I had to re-install Zone Log Analyser to get the up to date info’.

Rgds

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Thanks MerC. I’ll keep an eye on it, do not want to clobber my W2k on C:

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Too true. My Win 2k is on H:

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OK MerC … Same same.

Started with dual boot W2k OEM on C:Drive and XP-RC1 on G:Drive, a separate HD, both NTFS. I killed Norton 2002 AV in msconfig, rebooted the RC1 OS, popped in the XPP Full CD, and started setup on top of RC1.

XPP Full Ver recommended ‘upgrade’ option, and I accepted. Put in 25 digit code, then it asked for internet connection to get updates. I manually started my DSL PPPoE connection, and it downloaded about 3 minutes.

The only surprise came about half-way thru, when it asked for setup CD for my HP1215 Photo Printer. After setting up printer, it asked for the XPP CD again.

After 1 hour, everything up and running with preferences maintained. I was required to enable security in the PPPoE access module for the specific users, and am on the net now.

Overall, a good trip. It never touched my C:drive where W2k is installed, and left my dual boot intact.

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