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ImprezaKaos

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    XP update on new Hard drive
    « on: April 12, 2008, 09:04:31 AM »
    I got a computer built at Cyberpowerpc, but the hard drive is blank. I have a Windows XP update disk. Will I be able to install XP to the hard drive with at disk? Is there any thing special I need to do?

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    Dias de verano

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    Re: XP update on new Hard drive
    « Reply #1 on: April 12, 2008, 10:04:32 AM »
    What is written on the disk? I presume it is an official pressed disk?

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      Re: XP update on new Hard drive
      « Reply #2 on: April 12, 2008, 10:14:33 AM »
      Quote from: Dias de verano on April 12, 2008, 10:04:32 AM
      What is written on the disk? I presume it is an official pressed disk?



      It says "DVD Upgrade, version 2002, also says this program will search your system to confirm your eligibility for this upgrage edition". And " do not make illegal copies of this disc"
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      Re: XP update on new Hard drive
      « Reply #3 on: April 12, 2008, 10:27:01 AM »
      An upgrade disk cannot be used to install XP onto a blank hard drive. The installer looks for a qualifying product and if it does not find one, halts with an error message.

      Here are the possible upgrade paths

      You do not say if the upgrade disk is XP Home or XP Pro, so I show both

      Code: [Select]
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Installed OS               upgrade to XP Home?     upgrade to XP Pro?
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Windows 98/98SE                    Yes                     Yes
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Windows Me                         Yes                     Yes
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Windows NT 3.51                    No                      No
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Windows NT 4.0                     No                      Yes
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Windows 2000 Professional          No                      Yes
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Windows XP Home                    N/A                     Yes
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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      ImprezaKaos

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        Re: XP update on new Hard drive
        « Reply #4 on: April 13, 2008, 03:42:21 PM »
        It's the home version. Thanks for the help
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        Re: XP update on new Hard drive
        « Reply #5 on: April 13, 2008, 03:45:43 PM »
        It needs to find a fat32 formatted C drive with Windows 98 or ME on it.
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