Reinstalling XP

WeeMan · 6th May 2009, 12:15

At work as home pc is now kaput!. Kept getting blue screen and wouldn't boot up, so decided to re-install XP. Was already loaded so sticker on the PC with number, GREAT!...... or so I thought.
My nephew gave me an XP disc but it will only install using the number on his duff copy!, how do I get round this with the actual serial number of the genuine copy I had pre-installed?.
Half my applications need at least SP1 to run..... help!

JohnDotCom · 6th May 2009, 12:36

It generally has to be a Genuine Microsoft Disc not a Copy or a Manufacturers one (unless one supplied by maker of Computer).

When you connect to "Activate" your edition(30 day Limit) it will let you change your number there.
If the Motherboard has been changed it will not allow you to activate as that requires a new Copy.
SP1/2 and SP3 can be downloaded afterwards from Update Site.

If you have a problem accessing a Genuine Disc PM me as I have a Collection (without Licence Numbers) at work.

Tatts · 6th May 2009, 12:39

If you bought your PC from one of the big companies, Dell, Fujutsi Siemens and the like, you should have been given recovery CDs. One with the OS and one with the chipset & drivers. Or is it a PC you or someone has built?

You won't get a bootleg copy of XP to work with the Ser No on the case of your PC.

WeeMan · 6th May 2009, 12:57

Old HP pc from work, no discs......no nothing. So in other words i've had it, need to BUY a genuine copy.

JohnDotCom · 6th May 2009, 14:43

XP Pro or XP Home?
You also have a PM.
If a HP Business desktop PC (or Similar) I have a Genuine XP Home SP1a Disc you can use.
or
A Genuine New Microsoft XP Pro SP2 Pack is also available.

Deskjet990 · 6th May 2009, 16:20

Hi Weeman,

I can help too, it's what I do when not fiddling with my 75.

D'ont buy a new copy we can help

regards John

WeeMan · 8th May 2009, 12:03

Sorted!, thanks for the offer..... and a special thank you to JDC!

6th May 2009, 12:15	#1
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Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	If you bought your PC from one of the big companies, Dell, Fujutsi Siemens and the like, you should have been given recovery CDs. One with the OS and one with the chipset & drivers. Or is it a PC you or someone has built? You won't get a bootleg copy of XP to work with the Ser No on the case of your PC. __________________ http://www.wcgsig.com/115562.gif

6th May 2009, 12:57	#4
WeeMan Posted a thing or two Mazda MX5, BMW 520i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sunny Ayrshire Posts: 1,498 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Old HP pc from work, no discs......no nothing. So in other words i've had it, need to BUY a genuine copy. __________________ http://www.sloganizer.net/en/style8,ZTT.png

6th May 2009, 16:20	#6
Deskjet990 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE CDT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Posts: 136 Thanks: 33 Thanked 36 Times in 9 Posts	I can help too Hi Weeman, I can help too, it's what I do when not fiddling with my 75. D'ont buy a new copy we can help regards John

8th May 2009, 12:03	#7
WeeMan Posted a thing or two Mazda MX5, BMW 520i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sunny Ayrshire Posts: 1,498 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Sorted!, thanks for the offer..... and a special thank you to JDC! __________________ http://www.sloganizer.net/en/style8,ZTT.png

6th May 2009, 12:36	#2
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	It generally has to be a Genuine Microsoft Disc not a Copy or a Manufacturers one (unless one supplied by maker of Computer). When you connect to "Activate" your edition(30 day Limit) it will let you change your number there. If the Motherboard has been changed it will not allow you to activate as that requires a new Copy. SP1/2 and SP3 can be downloaded afterwards from Update Site. If you have a problem accessing a Genuine Disc PM me as I have a Collection (without Licence Numbers) at work.

6th May 2009, 14:43	#5
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	XP Pro or XP Home? You also have a PM. If a HP Business desktop PC (or Similar) I have a Genuine XP Home SP1a Disc you can use. or A Genuine New Microsoft XP Pro SP2 Pack is also available.