installing XP Home

My friend bought a new computer a few months ago from an
individual who builds computers. Windows XP Professional was
installed. Everything was fine until he started getting messages
about registering WinXP or he would be shutdown (I think from his
ISP).
He is not computer savvy at all so he did not try to register.
Well his ISP shut him down and to make a long story short...he has
an illegal copy of Windows installed without his knowledge. He
can't get in touch with the guy who built the computer, so he
wants to go buy a copy of Windows and have me install it for him.
Well this is fine, but I was wondering if there is any way of
installing without having to format and start from scratch. I
don't know if the current version of Windows will cause problems
or not. Any help appreciated.

You'll have to purchase a "Full Version" of Windows XP
Professional and perform a "Repair Install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.*com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Otherwise, installing Windows XP Home Edition will
require a reformat of the hard drive:

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx

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"granjan" wrote:

| My friend bought a new computer a few months ago from an
| individual who builds computers. Windows XP Professional was
| installed. Everything was fine until he started getting messages
| about registering WinXP or he would be shutdown (I think from his
| ISP).
| He is not computer savvy at all so he did not try to register.
| Well his ISP shut him down and to make a long story short...he has
| an illegal copy of Windows installed without his knowledge. He
| can't get in touch with the guy who built the computer, so he
| wants to go buy a copy of Windows and have me install it for him.
| Well this is fine, but I was wondering if there is any way of
| installing without having to format and start from scratch. I
| don't know if the current version of Windows will cause problems
| or not. Any help appreciated.

Thanks very much...that's what I needed to know.
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message
...
| You'll have to purchase a "Full Version" of Windows XP
| Professional and perform a "Repair Install".
|
| How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
| http://www.michaelstevenstech.*com/XPrepairinstall.htm
|
| Otherwise, installing Windows XP Home Edition will
| require a reformat of the hard drive:
|
| Clean Install Windows XP
| http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
|
| --
| Carey Frisch
| Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP - Shell/User
| Microsoft Newsgroups
|
| Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security
Technologies:
|
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------
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|
| "granjan" wrote:
|
| | My friend bought a new computer a few months ago from an
| | individual who builds computers. Windows XP Professional was
| | installed. Everything was fine until he started getting
messages
| | about registering WinXP or he would be shutdown (I think from
his
| | ISP).
| | He is not computer savvy at all so he did not try to register.
| | Well his ISP shut him down and to make a long story short...he
has
| | an illegal copy of Windows installed without his knowledge. He
| | can't get in touch with the guy who built the computer, so he
| | wants to go buy a copy of Windows and have me install it for
him.
| | Well this is fine, but I was wondering if there is any way of
| | installing without having to format and start from scratch. I
| | don't know if the current version of Windows will cause
problems
| | or not. Any help appreciated.
|

Oh, one other thing...would a full version of WindowsXP Home work?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message
...
| You'll have to purchase a "Full Version" of Windows XP
| Professional and perform a "Repair Install".
|
| How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
| http://www.michaelstevenstech.*com/XPrepairinstall.htm
|
| Otherwise, installing Windows XP Home Edition will
| require a reformat of the hard drive:
|
| Clean Install Windows XP
| http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
|
| --
| Carey Frisch
| Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP - Shell/User
| Microsoft Newsgroups
|
| Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security
Technologies:
|
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------
|
| "granjan" wrote:
|
| | My friend bought a new computer a few months ago from an
| | individual who builds computers. Windows XP Professional was
| | installed. Everything was fine until he started getting
messages
| | about registering WinXP or he would be shutdown (I think from
his
| | ISP).
| | He is not computer savvy at all so he did not try to register.
| | Well his ISP shut him down and to make a long story short...he
has
| | an illegal copy of Windows installed without his knowledge. He
| | can't get in touch with the guy who built the computer, so he
| | wants to go buy a copy of Windows and have me install it for
him.
| | Well this is fine, but I was wondering if there is any way of
| | installing without having to format and start from scratch. I
| | don't know if the current version of Windows will cause
problems
| | or not. Any help appreciated.
|

Yes, but only if a "clean install" is performed which
requires reformatting the hard drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx

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"granjan" wrote:

| Oh, one other thing...would a full version of WindowsXP Home work?

Thanks for your help

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message
...
| Yes, but only if a "clean install" is performed which
| requires reformatting the hard drive.
|
| --
| Carey Frisch
| Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP - Shell/User
| Microsoft Newsgroups
|
| Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security
Technologies:
|
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------
|
| "granjan" wrote:
|
| | Oh, one other thing...would a full version of WindowsXP Home
work?
|

His ISP could care less what OS he is running, pay the monthly charge and
you have a connection. Whatever may be happening to his computer is not
because of his ISP.

"granjan" wrote in message
...
My friend bought a new computer a few months ago from an
individual who builds computers. Windows XP Professional was
installed. Everything was fine until he started getting messages
about registering WinXP or he would be shutdown (I think from his
ISP).
He is not computer savvy at all so he did not try to register.
Well his ISP shut him down and to make a long story short...he has
an illegal copy of Windows installed without his knowledge. He
can't get in touch with the guy who built the computer, so he
wants to go buy a copy of Windows and have me install it for him.
Well this is fine, but I was wondering if there is any way of
installing without having to format and start from scratch. I
don't know if the current version of Windows will cause problems
or not. Any help appreciated.

Register or Activate Windows? Both Home and Pro editions have to be
activated after 30 days. Registration is optional, Activation is
compuslory.

"granjan" wrote in message
...
My friend bought a new computer a few months ago from an
individual who builds computers. Windows XP Professional was
installed. Everything was fine until he started getting messages
about registering WinXP or he would be shutdown (I think from his
ISP).
He is not computer savvy at all so he did not try to register.
Well his ISP shut him down and to make a long story short...he has
an illegal copy of Windows installed without his knowledge. He
can't get in touch with the guy who built the computer, so he
wants to go buy a copy of Windows and have me install it for him.
Well this is fine, but I was wondering if there is any way of
installing without having to format and start from scratch. I
don't know if the current version of Windows will cause problems
or not. Any help appreciated.

I'd say it is the activation, not registration that is the concern.

"BR549" wrote in message
. ..
His ISP could care less what OS he is running, pay the monthly charge and
you have a connection. Whatever may be happening to his computer is not
because of his ISP.

"granjan" wrote in message
...
My friend bought a new computer a few months ago from an
individual who builds computers. Windows XP Professional was
installed. Everything was fine until he started getting messages
about registering WinXP or he would be shutdown (I think from his
ISP).
He is not computer savvy at all so he did not try to register.
Well his ISP shut him down and to make a long story short...he has
an illegal copy of Windows installed without his knowledge. He
can't get in touch with the guy who built the computer, so he
wants to go buy a copy of Windows and have me install it for him.
Well this is fine, but I was wondering if there is any way of
installing without having to format and start from scratch. I
don't know if the current version of Windows will cause problems
or not. Any help appreciated.

In ,
Carey Frisch [MVP] respectfully replied ;-)
Yes, but only if a "clean install" is performed which
requires reformatting the hard drive.


Oh, one other thing...would a full version of WindowsXP Home work?

Only if the Full Version is OEM. The Retail Full version can upgrade.
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

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