I've bought a second hand computer two months ago, and it happens that it
was installed with a ungenuine version of Windows XP. I have bought a new
(and genuine!) version of Windows XP, and I would like to install it on this
computer.
The question is, can I make my ungenuine version genuine (using the new one
I bought) without losing my documents and files? I'm working on this
computer, so there are many important files here.
Re: Do I have the correct version of XP? ... You bought a full retail version of XP--it will install on a drive without a ... then install XP clean. ...Windows 95 or earlier, or PCs without Windows." ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: An uninstalling question from a novice... ... I also, I'm ashamed to say, bought a cracked ... >decided to invest in a legitimate copy of windows XP Pro. ...install the RETAIL copy of Windows XP. ... XP has no uninstall feature unless you UPGRADED from a previous ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
Re: Complete System Restore ... I bought my computer second hand and it had ... > install this. ...Windows is genuine or not. ... necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: install and recovery of Windows XP ... > I bought myself a new notebook and I'll leave the old one for my ... > Windows XP Home. ... > With the old notebook I got and still have a normal Windows XP install... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
Issues during Windows XP pro re-install... ... The other day he bought a computer, and it had win xp home installed onto it. ... He wanted to install his win xp pro on it, but ran into the following difficulties: ... Anyways, he has been trying to install it nad he gets the following errors, and they are always different. ... This is the 2nd time this CD has ever been used, it's an original, he doesn't have access to an older version of windows, he's in the country about 2 hours away from civilization, so he needs to get this working from the CD. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
