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April 13th 05, 02:53 PM
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Re-installing Windows XP
If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP
(Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks. 
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April 13th 05, 02:59 PM
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Terry wrote:
If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks. Depends on the maker of your computer and the type of "re-installation disk" that came with your computer. Best advise is to check with you computer manufacturer. -- Peace! Kurt Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea http://microscum.com/mscommunity "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron! "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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April 13th 05, 03:02 PM
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Hi
What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks.
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April 13th 05, 03:16 PM
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Will Denny wrote:
Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. Say Whaaaaa?! MS's EULA claim is that installation is limited to the first computer it was installed on, not the first disk! Why are you spreading this obvious LIE? -- Peace! Kurt Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea http://microscum.com/mscommunity "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron! "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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April 13th 05, 04:12 PM
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I have a Dell 4500 Dimension (2yrs) Computer
"Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks.
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April 13th 05, 04:16 PM
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I have a Dell Dimension 4500 (2yrs) Computer.
"Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks.
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April 13th 05, 05:10 PM
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Hi
If it's a 'recovery' disk, contact Dell to see if they can help. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... I have a Dell 4500 Dimension (2yrs) Computer "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks.
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April 13th 05, 05:41 PM
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Terry:
Dell's website has extensive instructions on how to re-install Windows XP with the disks that came with your computer. I have replaced my hard drives twice with no problems re-installing Windows XP. It can only be re-install on the same computer. Unless you have made extensive component changes, there should not be a problem. "Terry" wrote: I have a Dell Dimension 4500 (2yrs) Computer. "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks.
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April 13th 05, 06:16 PM
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What do you mean ""If a recovery disk". If what is a recovery disk? I told
you the disk was a Reinstallation CD of Windows XP (Home Edition) from Dell which I received with the computer. Do you understand what I asked? Would you like me to rephrase it? Thanks. "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi If it's a 'recovery' disk, contact Dell to see if they can help. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... I have a Dell 4500 Dimension (2yrs) Computer "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re-installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks.
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April 13th 05, 06:59 PM
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I hope that's a sarcastic tone to that last post - for
someone asking for help, that's too rude not to be funny. Recovery disk - Reinstallation CD are interchangable terms used to describe CD's consisting of an OS capable of bringing the computer in question back to a previous state. HTH, xfiler -----Original Message----- What do you mean ""If a recovery disk". If what is a recovery disk? I told you the disk was a Reinstallation CD of Windows XP (Home Edition) from Dell which I received with the computer. Do you understand what I asked? Would you like me to rephrase it? Thanks. "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi If it's a 'recovery' disk, contact Dell to see if they can help. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... I have a Dell 4500 Dimension (2yrs) Computer "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re- installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks. .
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April 13th 05, 06:59 PM
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I hope that's a sarcastic tone to that last post - for
someone asking for help, that's too rude not to be funny. Recovery disk - Reinstallation CD are interchangable terms used to describe CD's consisting of an OS capable of bringing the computer in question back to a previous state. HTH, xfiler -----Original Message----- What do you mean ""If a recovery disk". If what is a recovery disk? I told you the disk was a Reinstallation CD of Windows XP (Home Edition) from Dell which I received with the computer. Do you understand what I asked? Would you like me to rephrase it? Thanks. "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi If it's a 'recovery' disk, contact Dell to see if they can help. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... I have a Dell 4500 Dimension (2yrs) Computer "Will Denny" wrote in message ... Hi What kind of XP CD do you have? If it's an OEM version then it is limited to the first disk it was installed on. -- Will Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "Terry" tredmunds(remove wrote in message ... If I replace the disk drive, can I use the re- installation disk Windows XP (Home Edition) that came with my Computer to load Windows. There was no important information on the contaminated disk. Do I just put the re-installation disk in the drive & follow instructions, or do I have to do some things prior to loading it. Can't find any info on "RE-INSTALLATION" of Home Edition. Please help! Thanks. .
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April 13th 05, 07:04 PM
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Terry wrote:
What do you mean ""If a recovery disk". If what is a recovery disk? I told you the disk was a Reinstallation CD of Windows XP (Home Edition) from Dell which I received with the computer. Do you understand what I asked? Would you like me to rephrase it? Thanks. Dell sometimes doesn't supply XP reinstall CDs, but supplies recovery images instead. You should be able to reinstall XP on your new Disk with no problem, but you might just save yourself the hassle of it by making an image of your old drive, and moved that image to your new harddrive. -- Peace! Kurt Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea http://microscum.com/mscommunity "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron! "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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