reinstall windows xp with dos??

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From: sassy_lil_an93l (sassylilan93l_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/13/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:33:07 -0800

Ok i really need help with this but to be honest i have no idea wat i am
doing so maybe someone can help me with this. My dad just recently suprised
me with my own computer and i had the wrong windows xp installed i have no
activation code for this version but continued to use the computer until the
trial period was over, i now want to install the correct version (to which i
have the code) but cannot log in to windows to load the disk therefore i am
assuming i have to run the disk through dos? i have no idea how to enter dos
before the wrong windows starts up. is there a way to override the windows
startup and enter dos and if so is that what i am supposed to do? any help
would be appreciated thank you... =)

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