The upgrade will use your eMachine version.
Best to do a clean install.
Save data... delete partition with XP CD and and
re-install.
The upgrade disk will want ot verify your original
ME media, so if you only have a RESTORE disk, this may
not work.
OEM version is about 90.00 for Home and 150 for Pro
online. You have to buy hardware with it. Usually a cable. Microsoft may not like this but they haven't stopped the practice either.
Try http://www.zipzoomfly.com
This is OEM and since you are the system builder here,
Microsoft will not help you with tech support, not that they do much anyway.
The retail box does give you a small amount of pull with Microsoft for solving problems but I would just as soon buy OEM. This will not do upgrades. Clean install only.
Ok, so I checked the stores and the two year old program with hundreds of security holes costs $200. I thought I saw one for 100, but it was an upgrade. Here's my problem, I have windows me, but it's the emcahines version of windows me which I'm not sure counts as an upgrade. Does anyone know for sure?
Also, I don't think I'll be able to buy the upgrade because I just got a new hard drive. So I'm wondering if there's any way around paying so much for it. Are there any places online that sell it cheaper? Or is there a place that sells windows 98 really cheap? Then I can buy that, and then just get the upgrade. I don't know, if anyone can help me out I'd apreciate it, thanks!
BTW- i'm trying to get the home edition.

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