[Ham-Computers] Reinstalling XP PRO

[Duane Fischer W8DBF]

Are you not allowed only two installations by the OEM software of the OS?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Myers" <kd7eir at kd7eir.net>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Reinstalling XP PRO


> You can just start the install from the new CD, and when it asks if you 
> want to upgrade or do a new install, choose upgrade.  This will replace 
> the surrent installation with the new one, but leave all your installed 
> programs and data intact.
>
> If you have SP2 installed on your current system, you will have to use a 
> CD that has SP2 included with it in order to perform
> the upgrade.
>
> Jim KD7EIR
>
> At 07:26 AM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
>>I need some help!
>>Some time ago, I installed XP PRO on my machine and have just learned from
>>MS that it is not a legal copy of the software.
>>I had bought it from a person that I thought could be trusted and the CD
>>looked like a original, but was fake. (LONG story)
>>I know about MS's program that lets you send back the fake CD, etc., etc.,
>>but I do not want to send it to them because they want me to tell them 
>>from
>>whom I got the CD.
>>So, the big question is: How to I install a legal copy of XP PRO on my
>>machine without loosing all the stuff I already have installed?
>>Would it be possible to do this by doing a complete backup of the system,
>>re-formatting, install the new software and then do a restore?
>>Would this procedure copy any of the "Illegal" stuff back to the machine?
>>I would appreciate any help the group might have.
>>
>>TIA es 73
>>
>>Gene, WØQFC
>>Spring Hill, Florida
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>>http://www.w0qfc.com
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