Computer has been acting up quite a lot lately, and I'm getting to the point to where I'd prefer to backup what I need, format, and reinstall Windows XP. The only problem is, however, that I don't have an XP cd, seeing as how I got it installed when I gave it to our computer tech to build my computer a while back. My CD key is for an oem version, which I'm guessing is what he used.
I'm struggeling to get an new "my own" version of XP installed to my old working laptop. My old working had anther XP installed, but I tried to remove it before installing my own. The problem is; while installing it comes with an error saying that the my version doesn't fit to the original version...how do I clean the laptop fully? I'm using a tool called fdisk, aefdisk, but probably not correct
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View 6 Replies View RelatedMy motherboard died, I changed it from a Pentium 4 to a Core Duo. The guy that did the installation told me he would need to update Windows. Fine.The thing is, he installed a new instance of XP Professional instead of updating/repairing the one I had. Now I boot on a clean Windows that has no access to my apps. Sure, I can go to, say, the Photoshop dir and click on the exe, but it won't run since its dll's and stuff are all on the old Windows' installation.I have 175Gb of apps and data in the HDD and I don't want to wipe it, especially since I don't have the original CDs of many of my apps anymore. Plus there's years of downloaded stuff I don't want to search,download and fine-tune all over again.So, my question is, how can I kill this new version and fix my old one so it does work; make the new one work with all my apps so I can kill the old one; or in any way have ONE XP on my machine, that actually runs my apps, without having to reinstall them all (some I can't even if I wanted/had to)So I have a PC with TWO Windows in it and I can't use either for anything I need. Both are in the same partition, only the second one was installed in WINDOWS. There's no dual-boot option or anything, my original windows is just not being accessed.I have tried to fix the old Windows with my XP CD, but it goes for the new one and I can't make it fix the old, useful one.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI recently started going to a few classes at my local Community Colege and a class on computer literacy is giving away copies of Windows XP Pro. All interested students sign a EULA and we were given a copy on cd with key code.Most of the other students used it to upgrade from prior os. I was told it is a full copy, so I allowed a clean install with it formating my hard drive to NTFS from the old fat32.Anyway, everytime I use Internet Explorer it gives error code " duplicate memory at line 945.
Abort, retry, Ignore?" No mater what I hit it eithr repeats or says " Windows Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and will now close" and gives option to send error report.So, I tried installing Service Pack 2 from a cd that I had ordered from Microsoft. I got the following error "Service Pack 2 cannot update a checked(debug) system with a a free(retail) version of service pack2 or vice versa"Is there anything I could do to straighten this out? What is a checked(debug) system anyway?I did download a debug version of service pack 2 but Internet explorer still gives errors. Auto Update will download updates, but they all FAIL. Anything I can do? I would like to know what debug system is and if it is even worth having.
I bought a oem version of windows home xp sp2 and i want to know if i can install it on both my pc's they both connect to the internet through a router? or will i need to buy two copys of it to be legal on both pc's
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have recently been shopping for a copy of XP Pro SP2 for a new system I am building. I have seen OEM and "Academic" versions that can often run a bit less money than the retail versions.Suddenly I am receiving e-mails from people or companies saying they have a version of XP Pro that is full, complete, allows upgrades, has a COA and License Key AND allows UNLIMITED INSTALLS! The description is as a "DSP" or "Commercial" version described as a version sold to big companies or was given away at a special programmers conference. These offers often include a copy of Office 2003 or Office XP that has the same features as the XP Pro.My question is this: Is there such a thing as the DSP or Commercial version of XP Pro SP2 and MS Office? If such a thing is real are the features being described correct (i.e. unlimited installs and upgrades allowed)? Why isn't this discussed more if it is real or, especially, if it is a scam?
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View 6 Replies View RelatedI want to download a Driver, and need to select one:
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2. Download Nokia USB Driver v3.7.0(for 64-bit versions of Windows)
How do I check for 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows XP Prof?
How can I know which version is actually running on my PC?
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View 6 Replies View Relatedwe built our new gaming rig and would like to install WinXP Pro on it. I have seen at the Newegg site that there is a $40.- difference between WinXP Pro and the 64bit version. With this configuration, do you think that it's better to go with WinXP Pro 64 bit?
View 5 Replies View RelatedIs there such a thing? Just myself as Administrator. No Guest and no other user accounts, and with full security options.The option to add another language could be useful.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI had a crippling virus that forced me to re-install Windows XP. Whenever I boot my computer, I am given the choice between the older install of Windows and my new, stable install of Windows. Is there a way to bypass this so that my machine always boots with the stable version of Windows so that I am not always having to choose? Thanks for any replies.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am leslie, i have a win xp 32 bit, intel pentium 2 and a nvidia 8400gs. is there a display driver out there for the most stability and performance and dont ask me to download the newest drivers caused the new drivers caused even more problems and my old driver, even though my old drivers are stable but has VERY low frame rates for dota.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am using windows messenger version 4.7 (wow thats old). How do I update ? will I have to uninstall the old version then install the newest. Or will it install over the current version on my system?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI just got the results from a Secunia scan which said that ,the installation of Sun Java JRE 1.5.x/5.x is insecure.the solution,new version can be downloaded from the Sun website,,,ok but I have Java 6.10 which is build 1.6,so what to do? I also have in add/remove programs ,Java Access Bridge ,,what is that,do I need it.
& also Java DB 10.2.2.0,what is that & do I need it? I can have Secunia ignore that Java but I take insecure warnings seriously & if I have programs or apps that I don't really need then I would like to free up the disk space. Oh,I use a screen magnifier/reader, Zoom Text, if that has anything to do with Java.
I need to uninstall an old java version which is not working correctly. I have jre 1.3.1_13 in the Add/Remove programs with 0.95MB (I think the normal version should have >15MB) however that is the only version that is recognized. All programs try to use that version and so none of them work. For example, a shortcut to a java program does not have the "Open" option when I right click the icon (the same shortcut has that option on the other computer where java works correctly). Also, on the java website, this shows that I have that version. The problem is, I also have installed version 5.0 update 6, but I can not uninstall the old version, because something is corrupted and the uninstall process freezes before it is removed.I have tried deleting all registry keys and values belonging to the old version and it still does not recognize version 5.0 and so I can not launch any java programs from my computer. If I download the 1.3.1 setup to try and re install, the setup process also freezes. However, I can install most programs with no problems, and I can uninstall all programs except java, from the Add/Remove panel without problems too. How can I completely uninstall this version? Or, even better, how can I uninstall ALL java versions to start from scratch with a clean install of one version only? Where can I see all the registry keys and values belonging to each java version? Or maybe there is an easier way to fix this.
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