John Rumm wrote in
:


If you buy the "upgrade" version at retail then you can either use it
to upgrade an installed OS (and hence inherit its apps and settings),
or you can use it to do a clean install. If you go for a clean
install then it will prompt you to insert a win98 CD or similar during
the install process to verify you have the right to upgrade.


[1] Student / teacher is probably the cheapest if you meet the (lax)
requirements.

Thanks, John, that's very helpful

mike