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How do i reinstall windows if i haven't got the cd-rom?
I upgraded to windows xp professional (sp2) recently, but i want to install
it on another harddrive. My old harddrive came with windows 98 SE pre-installed and i purchased xp as an upgrade. How do i install onto my new harddrive without the original 98 SE cd-rom? |
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How do i reinstall windows if i haven't got the cd-rom?
Monkey wrote:
I upgraded to windows xp professional (sp2) recently, but i want to install it on another harddrive. My old harddrive came with windows 98 SE pre-installed and i purchased xp as an upgrade. How do i install onto my new harddrive without the original 98 SE cd-rom? Without a CD to prove you have upgrade rights - you don't. (assuming you mean you purchased a Windows XP Upgrade version...) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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How do i reinstall windows if i haven't got the cd-rom?
"Monkey" wrote in message ... I upgraded to windows xp professional (sp2) recently, but i want to install it on another harddrive. My old harddrive came with windows 98 SE pre-installed and i purchased xp as an upgrade. How do i install onto my new harddrive without the original 98 SE cd-rom? Copy the 98 SE installation onto your new hard disc first. XP should then upgrade from there (assuming that your XP pro is the version that allows upgrade from 98 SE). |
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How do i reinstall windows if i haven't got the cd-rom?
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:45:00 -0700, Monkey
wrote: I upgraded to windows xp professional (sp2) recently, but i want to install it on another harddrive. My old harddrive came with windows 98 SE pre-installed and i purchased xp as an upgrade. How do i install onto my new harddrive without the original 98 SE cd-rom? 1. Remove XP from the original hard drive. 2. Buy an inexpensive copy of Windows 98 someplace like eBay. This will qualify you to use the XP upgrade on the new drive. Do a clean installation by booting from the XP CD, then insert the Windows 98 CD as proof of ownership when prompted to do so. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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How do i reinstall windows if i haven't got the cd-rom?
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:58:38 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
wrote: On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:45:00 -0700, Monkey wrote: I upgraded to windows xp professional (sp2) recently, but i want to install it on another harddrive. My old harddrive came with windows 98 SE pre-installed and i purchased xp as an upgrade. How do i install onto my new harddrive without the original 98 SE cd-rom? 1. Remove XP from the original hard drive. 2. Buy an inexpensive copy of Windows 98 someplace like eBay. This will qualify you to use the XP upgrade on the new drive. Do a clean installation by booting from the XP CD, then insert the Windows 98 CD as proof of ownership when prompted to do so. Exactly what I tried but see my post about Install Loop. It booted again from the CD after asking for the verification disk and accepting it. It does not set whatever makes it boot from Hard Drive instead, even if I take the CD out of the drive. |
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How do i reinstall windows if i haven't got the cd-rom?
Gil wrote:
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:58:38 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:45:00 -0700, Monkey wrote: I upgraded to windows xp professional (sp2) recently, but i want to install it on another harddrive. My old harddrive came with windows 98 SE pre-installed and i purchased xp as an upgrade. How do i install onto my new harddrive without the original 98 SE cd-rom? 1. Remove XP from the original hard drive. 2. Buy an inexpensive copy of Windows 98 someplace like eBay. This will qualify you to use the XP upgrade on the new drive. Do a clean installation by booting from the XP CD, then insert the Windows 98 CD as proof of ownership when prompted to do so. Exactly what I tried but see my post about Install Loop. It booted again from the CD after asking for the verification disk and accepting it. It does not set whatever makes it boot from Hard Drive instead, even if I take the CD out of the drive. So you booted from XP. It asks for a valid previous version and you then put the 98 CD in the same drive and said search. It should find and validate it. Then you put the XP cd back in and it continues installing. Right? |
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How do i reinstall windows if i haven't got the cd-rom?
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:28:52 GMT, Big Al wrote:
Gil wrote: On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:58:38 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:45:00 -0700, Monkey wrote: I upgraded to windows xp professional (sp2) recently, but i want to install it on another harddrive. My old harddrive came with windows 98 SE pre-installed and i purchased xp as an upgrade. How do i install onto my new harddrive without the original 98 SE cd-rom? 1. Remove XP from the original hard drive. 2. Buy an inexpensive copy of Windows 98 someplace like eBay. This will qualify you to use the XP upgrade on the new drive. Do a clean installation by booting from the XP CD, then insert the Windows 98 CD as proof of ownership when prompted to do so. Exactly what I tried but see my post about Install Loop. It booted again from the CD after asking for the verification disk and accepting it. It does not set whatever makes it boot from Hard Drive instead, even if I take the CD out of the drive. So you booted from XP. It asks for a valid previous version and you then put the 98 CD in the same drive and said search. It should find and validate it. Then you put the XP cd back in and it continues installing. Right? Right, EXCEPT it starts all over again, booting the Install CD and again asking for proof of validity. |
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