Charlie
Sat Dec 03 00:07:42 CST 2005
The best way to proceed is to insert the OEM CD into your drive, and do a
fresh install into the same partition as the beta version was on. Make sure
you've got all your drivers in hand -- storage drivers, for one, changed
substantailly POST RC1. Drivers that worked during the beta fail in the RTM.
But updated drivers are available -- you just need to have them ahead of
time.
Once the CD boots, delete the partition and recreate it, or just tell the
installer to install to the same drive, and then do a format of the drive
before the actual install. You really don't want any traces of the beta code
lingering around.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
MD Middleton wrote:
> I have no ideal about how to remove the beta version of x64 that is now
> expired. I have used the beta version throughout the 360 day evaluation
> period without any major problems. I have purchased the new x64 OEM
> version and I'm not sure how to proceed.