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| #1 By 73630 (67.182.163.94) at Sunday, February 11, 2007 02:56:50 PM |
| 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. |
| #2 By 655 (24.167.9.29) at Sunday, February 11, 2007 05:09:06 PM |
| 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). ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 1gig RAM, nVidia 5200; SB Live Value; Windows XP Professional, Photoshop CS2, Nikon D200 and D100 |
| #3 By 73781 (75.68.53.97) at Wednesday, February 14, 2007 08:48:17 AM |
| [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. [/QUOTE] Go with XP pro, vista might look good but its just a face lift! |
| #4 By 73630 (67.182.163.94) at Saturday, February 17, 2007 07:10:05 PM |
| [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). [/QUOTE] 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? |
| #5 By 655 (24.175.80.205) at Saturday, February 17, 2007 07:20:58 PM |
| 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) ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 1gig RAM, nVidia 5200; SB Live Value; Windows Vista Business, Photoshop CS2, Nikon D200 and D100 |
