Re: Dell xp install

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:03:50 -0500

Q. "Can i register my xp by using somebody elses xp disc
       but using my product ID?"

A. No, your Dell Product Key will only work with your
      Dell Reinstallation CD, which you can use to perform
      a "clean install" and repartition your drive.

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;316941

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:29f7b01c465f7$2615d8f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
|I bought a dell comp about 3 months ago, and as everybody 
| knows, dell comps come with a ton of crap and stupid 
| progs that are not needed. What i wanted to happen was to 
| partition my hd into 2 partitions and completely reformat 
| the hard drive and start over fresh.  the xp reboot disk 
| will not let me partition my HD, and when i went to 
| reinstall xp, it deleated my programs but left every file 
| i ever had on here.  i suppose what my question really 
| is, can i register my xp by using somebody elses xp disc 
| but using my product ID? cause that shows that i already 
| purchased it.....help please

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