If the CD is unreadable, contact Microsoft about getting a replacement disc.
A "clean install" is one that completely replaces all settings and files of a previous installation, rather than perform an upgrade.
That depends:if it is just an upgrade of the existing operating system there may be an option to retain settings from the previous installationif it is a completely different operating system it will of necessity remove everything of the previous installation
how to upgrade an operating system in windows 7
It means you have an upgrade version, you should have an older version in order to install the upgrade version.
Internet Explorer comes preinstalled with all Windows Operating Systems. To upgrade it, you would go to Windows Update. If you have a 64 bit Operating System, you can not install a 32 bit version.
while installation, choose the "new installation" option.. dont choose "upgrade" option..
No. Windows XP does not support rolling back to a previous operating system, nor is it possible to upgrade directly from Windows 95 to Windows XP.
Microsoft claims that it's not. But you are doing upgrade from previous operating system or you did, it might be essential for you because vista still might reference it.
Not necessarily, though operating systems have higher and higher system requirements as time goes on, and the system must be able to meet those requirements to run the operating system productively.
Yes, you can upgrade the Windows embedded CE 6.0 OS on a Chinese mini notebook. You can also remove the operating system and install another version.
Perform an upgrade over the top of the old operating system. Use windows easy transfer. Use the user state migration tookit.
Most motherboards only support a specific subset of CPU's. If you change your CPU you MAY need to replace the motherboard... but if you do that it will include the appropriate BIOS. You may also need to re-install the Operating System.