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From: sgopus on 25 Mar 2010 00:32
I have my floppty disks with windows for workgroups, pre 98, W98, WME, W2000,
XP, and a beta of W7, so it's no small idea that someone would have older
disks of a qualifying operating system, I do, so why not others? I admit my
coworkers say I'm different, it's a hard job, but someone has to do it LOL.

"choro" wrote:

> sgopus wrote:
> > The license for an upgrade requires a qualifying media , not an
> > installed product, if you have an old install cd of windows 98, or
> > w2000, your old Xp svcpk 1, it might qualify, not sure.
> >
> > "Tom" wrote:
> >
> >> I want to know if "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with
> >> SP2" CD is just upgrade to an existing XP home install or XP full
> >> install with SP2? The CD box has even the product key.
> >>
> >> The reason I'm trying to figure out is I just purchased a new
> >> motherboard and my old XP CD gives a blue screen with Stop error
> >> when I try to install it.
> >> I called the motherboard support and was told that its compatible
> >> only with XP w/SP2 at least. My old XP CD doesn't have SP2.
>
> Good advice, sgopus. Let him try to install his upgrade CD which will
> probably ask him to insert an older windows installation CD in the drive. He
> can then -- when asked for -- temporarily insert his old Windows CD (such as
> Win 98, Win 2000 or indeed his old WinXP CD) and this will in all
> probability enable the installation.
>
> IF and this is a big IF he has a Windows 98 installation CD or some such
> qualifying older version of Windows, he is in luck. Failing that he can try
> his luck with his old WinXP installation disk temporarily inserted into the
> drive.
>
> Of course he has got to start off the WinXP/SP2 Upgrade installation first
> and temporarily insert his old Windows Installation CD when asked for.
>
> Failing that he would have to install an older version of Windows first and
> THEN install his WinXP Upgrade on top of that.
>
> MS have already got enough money out of the poor chap. I don't see why he
> has to buy yet another WinXP Installation disk.
>
> Fair is fair!!! If my Motherboard fails after 12 months, I see no reason why
> I'd have to buy another operating system CD. Changing the motherboard is NOT
> tantamount to installing the OS on a second computer whether the computer
> came with a full retail version of WinXP or the so-called OEM version.
>
> My blood boils when a chap has already paid for his OS and is expected to
> dish out yet more money to buy another OS installation CD with a new
> licence. The old licence should be valid for a new motherboard too.
>
> Bear, this is for YOU....
> BOOOOOOO!!!!!!
> --
> choro
> *****
>
>
> .
>
From: Andy on 25 Mar 2010 02:51
the point is you're giving out bogus advice and its wrong .
you in with the mother board makers now are ya trying to get a kick back for
someone getting a new system for no reason?


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> Those in the Peanut Gallery should feel free to reply to the OP's post.
>
> Andy wrote:
>> thats bunk you can reinstall windows xp home upgrade on a new mother bord
>> as
>> long as you have the mother bord drivers installed and the old cd or a
>> copy
>> of windows 98 cd kicking around i have done this on all my systems .
>> as the lic states you can have a copy on one computer at a time unless
>> its
>> the volume lic .
>> so by reformatting the drive its removeing it from the old pc and
>> installing
>> it on the new one.
>>
>>
>>> The Upgrade CD cannot do what you want it to do.
>>>
>>> Your old CD is tied to your old PC/motherboard.
>>>
>>> Get a refund for both the CD and the motherboard then purchase a new
>>> computer.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom wrote:
>>>> I want to know if "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition UPGRADE with SP2"
>>>> CD
>>>> is
>>>> just upgrade to an existing XP home install or XP full install with
>>>> SP2?
>>>> The CD box has even the product key.
>>>>
>>>> The reason I'm trying to figure out is I just purchased a new
>>>> motherboard
>>>> and my old XP CD gives a blue screen with Stop error when I try to
>>>> install
>>>> it.
>>>> I called the motherboard support and was told that its compatible only
>>>> with
>>>> XP w/SP2 at least. My old XP CD doesn't have SP2.
>


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