[Ham-Computers] Reinstalling XP PRO

[Jim Myers]

Maybe they are getting more intrusive.  My 
experience has been as long as the hardware stays 
relatively the same, no problem.  I have never 
installed XP Home, just Pro.  Maybe the methods 
are different between the versions.

Jim KD7EIR

At 01:54 PM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>I bought a 'new' copy of XP Home Edition and 
>that is not what I was told - They said after 
>two full installations I would need to call and 
>have the validation changed. Not saying you are 
>wrong, just what I was told. So how do we know for sure?
>
>----- 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 4:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Reinstalling XP PRO
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>
>>Once a specific copy (identified by the CD Key) 
>>has been installed and validated, there is 
>>really no limit.  If the hardware stays the 
>>same there will be no issues.  If the hardware 
>>has changed drastically, you will need to call 
>>and explain that, but they will validate the 
>>software about 95% of the time anyway.
>>
>>Jim KD7EIR
>>
>>At 01:19 PM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
>>>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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