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Dr Rig
I just re-installed WinXP on two five-year old PCs and it got me
wondering how most people install XP when they replace the hard drive.
For my Dell, I had ordered the installation disks within 30 days of
buying it online; so of course, I had the Dell WinXP Home disks handy
when the hard drive failed - but what do people do if they don't have the
old installation disks? (All they have is a sticker on the bottom saying
they "can" install WinXP; but they don't have a WinXP installation disk.)
My IBM, stickered for WinXP Home, didn't come with installation disks
either - and unfortunately I didn't have the WinXP Home installation
disks, so I borrowed a corporate WinXP Pro installation disk from my IT
guy at work - and that worked just fine after I typed in the corporate CD
key.
But what do most people do when they need to re-install WinXP on an older
PC if all they have is the WinXP Home sticker on the bottom of the laptop?
wondering how most people install XP when they replace the hard drive.
For my Dell, I had ordered the installation disks within 30 days of
buying it online; so of course, I had the Dell WinXP Home disks handy
when the hard drive failed - but what do people do if they don't have the
old installation disks? (All they have is a sticker on the bottom saying
they "can" install WinXP; but they don't have a WinXP installation disk.)
My IBM, stickered for WinXP Home, didn't come with installation disks
either - and unfortunately I didn't have the WinXP Home installation
disks, so I borrowed a corporate WinXP Pro installation disk from my IT
guy at work - and that worked just fine after I typed in the corporate CD
key.
But what do most people do when they need to re-install WinXP on an older
PC if all they have is the WinXP Home sticker on the bottom of the laptop?