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#1 By
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Sunday, February 11, 2007 02:56:50 PM
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I just bought a non-dell computer on ebay without an operating system and i was wondering if i can use an xp disc that came with my old dell computer to install windows on my new computer.
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#2 By
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Sunday, February 11, 2007 05:09:06 PM
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Nope - Dell (as well as Gateway, HP and others) look for encoding in the BIOS that identify it as a Dell computer.
Your best bet is to purchase a new (legal) version of XP (or Vista).
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#3 By
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007 08:48:17 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally Posted by jasond:
I just bought a non-dell computer on ebay without an operating system and i was wondering if i can use an xp disc that came with my old dell computer to install windows on my new computer.
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Go with XP pro, vista might look good but its just a face lift!
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#4 By
73630 (67.182.163.94)
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Saturday, February 17, 2007 07:10:05 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally Posted by Jedi Master:
Nope - Dell (as well as Gateway, HP and others) look for encoding in the BIOS that identify it as a Dell computer.
Your best bet is to purchase a new (legal) version of XP (or Vista).
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Suppose I had alreadry tried installing windows using the dell disc and it worked for a little while and then stopped working, a reformat with a regular xp disc should solve it right?
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#5 By
655 (24.175.80.205)
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Saturday, February 17, 2007 07:20:58 PM
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yep...You'll have to reformat and install the regular copy of WinXP (or, if your computer's hardware can handle Vista, take a look at that)
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