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XDAWG

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Question About Winxp
« on: February 17, 2004, 06:16:00 PM »
unsure.gif I was just wondering if anyone has done this or if anyone knows how, Hopefully I can save $15. Thanks in advance for any help.

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lordvader129

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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2004, 08:30:00 PM »
lol, i hate the way HP does their restore stuff



anyway, you best bet s to *cough* obtain *cough* a retail XP install cd, and just use that if you need it
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XDAWG

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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2004, 08:37:00 PM »
Yeah I was thinking of just doing that but what would I use for the legal serial/key?
If I go into my properties tab under my computer I get this

Registered to:
# 55xxx-OEM-00xxxxx-xx106

Would this be my serial/key for the winXP and would I also need an OEM install disc for this to work? thanks for the reply.

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blueinfinity

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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2004, 08:49:00 PM »
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sinc eu own the hp. legally u can downlaod ONE copy of home

just for back uo

then format that biotch and start over

hp.. ick.. eww. gross..
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EvilWays

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Question About Winxp
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2004, 09:39:00 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2004, 02:07:00 AM »
QUOTE (EvilWays @ Feb 18 2004, 07:39 AM)
Compaq was guilty of that shit too...I don't know if they still do that or not nowaways. I ended up with WinMe on mine, promptly wiped the drive, repartitioned to one drive, and installed Win2k on it. Fuck the garbage progs they throw on there as well dry.gif

they still do
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shortstuff22090

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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2004, 05:43:00 AM »
technically installing a retail version that is downloaded but using your key would be legal right
cuz my laptop is compaq and they totally fucked with windows on it.  so if i just use a retail install cd but use my own key it'd be fine right
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J_Man61

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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2004, 12:14:00 PM »
each retail cd needs its own cd-key. you can't use the key on your computer with a different disc
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XDAWG

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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2004, 11:09:00 AM »
It does have a recovery partion and the key sequence is tapping the F10 key on startup, this boots into recovery mode. The issue is what if this fails or doesnt work for some reason, thats why I asked the question about a backup disc. I dont really have a problem with spending the $15 for the disc. I was just trying to figure out if thier was a way I could do it for free. I can think of plenty other things I can spend the $15 on rather then buying something I already own. I couldnt find the backup disc creation anywhere in my start panel. Thanks to everyone who has tried to help.

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