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I HAVE JUST BOUGHT XP AND BRANDED ON THE PACKET IT STATES
THAT IT INCLUDES SERVICE PACKN 2 .
I HAVE NEVER USED THIS SYSTEM BEFORE AND AM NOT SURE IF I
CAN LOAD ONTO MY COMPUTER.
I TRIED TO DO AN UPGRADE WITH IT AS I HAVE WIN98 SE.ON MY
COMPUTER BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK IF I LOAD XP ON MY COMPUTER
WILL IT LOAD IF I JUST CLICK LOAD XP.
WILL IT DO ANY DAMAGE TO MY COMPUTER AS I HAVE JUST
UPGRADED MY MOTHER BOARD AND CPU WITH 512 DDR RAM.
CAN YOU INFORM ME AS TO HOW TO DO THE INSTALLATION.ALSO
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DO NOT ACCETIVATE THE PROGRAM.
SIGNED KINGY.
 
How to install or upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941&Product=winxp

Optional:

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I HAVE JUST BOUGHT XP AND BRANDED ON THE PACKET IT STATES
| THAT IT INCLUDES SERVICE PACKN 2 .
| I HAVE NEVER USED THIS SYSTEM BEFORE AND AM NOT SURE IF I
| CAN LOAD ONTO MY COMPUTER.
| I TRIED TO DO AN UPGRADE WITH IT AS I HAVE WIN98 SE.ON MY
| COMPUTER BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK IF I LOAD XP ON MY COMPUTER
| WILL IT LOAD IF I JUST CLICK LOAD XP.
| WILL IT DO ANY DAMAGE TO MY COMPUTER AS I HAVE JUST
| UPGRADED MY MOTHER BOARD AND CPU WITH 512 DDR RAM.
| CAN YOU INFORM ME AS TO HOW TO DO THE INSTALLATION.ALSO
| WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DO NOT ACCETIVATE THE PROGRAM.
| SIGNED KINGY.
 
It sounds like you might have an OEM version of XP. OEM versions can not do
an upgrade over an older version of Windows. You will need to run a Clean
install http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

After installing XP you have a grace period to run before you must activate.
If you don't activate you will be locked out after the grace period expires.
Generally the grace period is around 30 days for XP Home.
 
-----Original Message-----
I HAVE JUST BOUGHT XP AND BRANDED ON THE PACKET IT STATES
THAT IT INCLUDES SERVICE PACKN 2 .
I HAVE NEVER USED THIS SYSTEM BEFORE AND AM NOT SURE IF I
CAN LOAD ONTO MY COMPUTER.
I TRIED TO DO AN UPGRADE WITH IT AS I HAVE WIN98 SE.ON MY
COMPUTER BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK IF I LOAD XP ON MY COMPUTER
WILL IT LOAD IF I JUST CLICK LOAD XP.
WILL IT DO ANY DAMAGE TO MY COMPUTER AS I HAVE JUST
UPGRADED MY MOTHER BOARD AND CPU WITH 512 DDR RAM.
CAN YOU INFORM ME AS TO HOW TO DO THE INSTALLATION.ALSO
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DO NOT ACCETIVATE THE PROGRAM.
SIGNED KINGY.
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Windows XP doesn't have to be accetivated. It does,
however, need to be activated.
 
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