Windows XP - Page 2

Z135T · 26th December 2006, 16:30

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Originally Posted by geoffd

Got 256 ram 7year old sony on pent 111 -- three discs are XP student
edition - but have been used previously - are they reuseable ? or as you say not worth the trouble ? would microsoft reactivate at no cost ? got
to be a catch somewhere !

don't think a prob with using XP Student only real issue is if using dodgy copies then you cannot register as the disc lines up with the original computer's setup and the only other prob is you'll be stuck with SP1 as it won't allow you to have SP2,but bear in mind a lot of people me included have never bothered to lob SP2 in the machine as it appears to me it's only advantage is to give you IE7 but then again you could always use firefox and have decent anti virus without the need to upgrade.

JohnDotCom · 26th December 2006, 22:59

If you use discs Genuine or otherwise you will require a Licence number to activate if it has been used before on a different machine you will be stuffed, also if you ever change the motherboard you cannot reload windows as this is classified as a new Computer. If you are building your own computer, get a OEM version as you can call yourself a system builder and save a fortune on Retail. DO NOT USE COPY DISCS.
This spec machine was never designed for XP let alone VISTA stick to ME until you can afford to upgrade or change.

geoffd · 27th December 2006, 11:19

Thanks for all replies-- thought it might not be simple! - I,ll leave it alone
and occupy my tiny mind with another problem---like how to get my new
160 GB digital recorder and DVD / VHS player to work with my TV! --total
of 87 pages of instructions to guide me ! Cant really face it at my age .

BMC123 · 27th December 2006, 11:56

ah who needs instructions

just plug it in where your video recorder was using all the same plugs and then press buttons until something happens.

well... at least thats what my brother usually does.

Pete · 2nd January 2007, 16:15

I know this may sound a tad bizarre, but there is a school of thinking in the IT security world that a machine with an old, secure OS on it becomes steadily harder to break in, as the skills/knowledge become rarer.

There's a sort of twisted logic to the idea, and it does pan out too. So my advice is to stay with WinMe.

27th December 2006, 11:19	#13
geoffd Avid contributor Ford Kuga Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wakefield Posts: 172 Thanks: 215 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	XP Thanks for all replies-- thought it might not be simple! - I,ll leave it alone and occupy my tiny mind with another problem---like how to get my new 160 GB digital recorder and DVD / VHS player to work with my TV! --total of 87 pages of instructions to guide me ! Cant really face it at my age .

27th December 2006, 11:56	#14
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26th December 2006, 22:59	#12
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	If you use discs Genuine or otherwise you will require a Licence number to activate if it has been used before on a different machine you will be stuffed, also if you ever change the motherboard you cannot reload windows as this is classified as a new Computer. If you are building your own computer, get a OEM version as you can call yourself a system builder and save a fortune on Retail. DO NOT USE COPY DISCS. This spec machine was never designed for XP let alone VISTA stick to ME until you can afford to upgrade or change.