Reinstall LEGAL Win XP, but no disk jckelley 12.07.2007 19:42:07 I need to reinstall Windows Xp Home on my Dell computer, but for the life of me I can't find the disk. I have heard that I can use any XP disk, so long as I use the registration information that is on the sticker on the side of my computer. Is this true? If so, does it have to be an XP Home disk or can it be any XP Disk? And will it hurt anything if I don't load all the extra Dell junk? Thanks!

Re: Reinstall LEGAL Win XP, but no disk "David B." <brooks.dj[ at ]nospam.hotmail.com> 12.07.2007 20:12:27 Not quite true, you need to use an OEM disk, not a retail or upgrade, in it needs to be of the version you have, either home or pro, and you may have to call to get it activated. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm _________________________________________________________________________________ "jckelley" <jckelley[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:891D818D-64DF-4D51-980E-55C77DA55EA9[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I need to reinstall Windows Xp Home on my Dell computer, but for the life >of > me I can't find the disk. > > I have heard that I can use any XP disk, so long as I use the registration > information that is on the sticker on the side of my computer. > > Is this true? If so, does it have to be an XP Home disk or can it be any > XP > Disk? > > And will it hurt anything if I don't load all the extra Dell junk? > > Thanks!

Re: Reinstall LEGAL Win XP, but no disk "Unknown" <unknown[ at ]unknown.kom> 12.07.2007 20:50:37 Best bet-----call Dell. They may have recovery procedure for you at a cost of course. "jckelley" <jckelley[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:891D818D-64DF-4D51-980E-55C77DA55EA9[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I need to reinstall Windows Xp Home on my Dell computer, but for the life >of > me I can't find the disk. > > I have heard that I can use any XP disk, so long as I use the registration > information that is on the sticker on the side of my computer. > > Is this true? If so, does it have to be an XP Home disk or can it be any > XP > Disk? > > And will it hurt anything if I don't load all the extra Dell junk? > > Thanks!

Re: Reinstall LEGAL Win XP, but no disk "Ken Blake" <kblake[ at ]this.is.an.invalid.domain> 12.07.2007 22:14:16 "jckelley" <jckelley[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:891D818D-64DF-4D51-980E-55C77DA55EA9[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I need to reinstall Windows Xp Home on my Dell computer, but for the life >of > me I can't find the disk. > > I have heard that I can use any XP disk, so long as I use the registration > information that is on the sticker on the side of my computer. > > Is this true? No, it's not. > If so, does it have to be an XP Home disk or can it be any XP > Disk? There may be other CDs you can use with your code. They must be XP Home and they must be OEM versions. And they may be BIOS-locked DVDs from other manufacturers computers. But what you should do is contact Dell for installation instructions and help. They can tell you what to do. One more point: You say "I need to reinstall Windows Xp Home," but you don't say why. How do you know?. It's very rare that anyone needs to do this. Tell us what your problems are. It's likely that someone here can help you and reinjstalling won't be required. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup