Re: Clean installation

From: mike (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:32:34 -0700

  Thanks ! So I take that as a yes...I have the right
product key copy cd cause they checked b4 they gave it to
me...I was just wondering cause they just gave me a back-
up copy, and wasn't sure that it was like the original.
Thanks again!
>-----Original Message-----
>Clean Install Windows XP
>http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
>[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens
>
>Note:
>
>Run the Windows XP Product Key Validation Assistant First:
>http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/windows/de
fault.mspx
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.a
spx
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
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>
>"mike" wrote:
>
>| I bought my computer with Xp home already
installed...it
>| never came with a windows cd , and I wanted to do a
clean
>| install, so I went back and they gave me a "back-up"
burnt
>| cd version of xp...now can I do a clean install with
this
>| back-up disk?
>| Thanks in advance.
>.
>

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