Re: xp pro

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Read the following:

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"garrisonpark" wrote:

| my computer crashed and I had the mother board replaced. When I went to
| start up the computer, it had no operating system, which prior to the board
| being replaced was xp professional. when I start up it takes me to set up
| and asks for the xp disk. We did not save the key code and I dont know what
| needs to be done to get past the set up. It takes me to the log in screen
| and asks for the password, and states that the computer is missing file I392,
| or something to that effect. I have no idea what it means. I have called a
| few store ( best buy) who say I need to purchase the whole operating system
| again and reinstall. Is this true or are they trying to make a sale????
.



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