when i try to install winxp home...

[DwnSthGaBoyz]

im trying to install xp home upgrade, and when it starts there is a screen that says it needs another version like any previous windows version in the cdrom, am i just going to need another windows cd or is there some kind of bootleg cd i can make that will make it think theres a windows in there, the version im trying to install is windows xp home edition the upgrade cd?

 

[Anti-Trend]

As far as I know, the only way to do what you want to do without installing a previous version of Windows is to create a slipstream image of your disc, and change the install parameters (Google). Unfortunately, with XP Home Edition I've never heard of anybody successfully building a slipstream ISO. :( Your options here are fairly limited...

 

[Big B]

All you need to do is pop in any version of Windows from 98 on up, full or upgrade, just to prove you have a previous copy of Windows. You could always borrow someone's copy and just use it during the install