Re: Re-install of XP Pro - Problems?

I was actually quite surprised when I realized that my wireless USB keyboard
was working on a clean install. Regular USB keyboard, I knew would be ok,
because I have one computer that has no ps2 ports -- or serial. But when the
wireless was working, I was pretty darned impressed.

For loading the SATA drivers, the usb floppy should be just fine, for
booting from it, it may require a change in the bios. But having a few extra
drives around isn't a bad idea either.

"John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> There shouldn't be any problem activating your copy over the internet
> providing it is a retail version and not an OEM that came with the PC.
> Mind you most of the pc manufacturers now supply recovery disk.
>
> I've never used a SATA drive but as i too have a USB keyboard and mine is
> recognised as soon as XP starts installing then i concur with D.Currie
> that you may not have the problems you think you may have. You can laways
> give it a try. Floppy disk drives are cheap enough now anyway.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>
>
> "Harry Krause" <harry.krause@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I'm upgrading the computer on which I run XP Pro. Actually,
>> I'm getting a new computer. The drives on the current one will be
>> wiped and I'll be running a Linux server on the machine.
>>
>> So, I'm assembling a new machine. I presume that I can install my
>> legitimately owned Win XP Pro on the new machine, and that it might
>> require a call to MS. I've got the original MS CD and the CD code.
>>
>> Should I contact MS ahead of starting the new isstall? Is there a special
>> phone number for this?
>>
>> Also, my new machine has SATA hard drives, so at some point in the
>> install process, I'll have to hit F6 to slip in a floppy with the
>> drivers, but...the new machine has only a USB floppy, so at what point
>> during the install does XP Pro recognize USB devices?
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>
>


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