upgrade NT4 to XP

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Does anyone know if it's possible to upgrade an NT4 Workstation PC to XP Pro? A clean install isn't really an option (unless I have no choice).

I tried using an OEM XP Pro CD but it said it couldn't upgrade. IS this a limitation of the OEM CD or is it just not possible full stop?

The Microsoft website is far from helpful, I can hardly find any mention of NT4.
 
Thanks for the replies and for the link.

The machine has got SP6a installed. Looks like I need the retail CD for the upgrade option then. The thing is we've got OEM licenses, and I'm assuming I can't use a Retail CD-ROM to upgrade the OS and use an OEM license key?
 
Yes this is for a business. We need to upgrade about 20ish machines. I know upgrading is considered messy, it's just one of the options we have to look at unfortunately, which is why I was testing it on a test machine.

I'm going to get hold of a retail CD and see how it goes. Other than that I think the only other real option is fresh installs all round.
 
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