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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / March 2006XP Home reinstall
Hi, I've got a PC in which the HDD has crashed, I'm considering a full reinstall with a new HDD and an XP home CD bought & used to reinstall another different PC. Obviously I can't use the key from that install as it's currently running, but can I use the key from the crashed PC? (it's printed on the sticker on top of the desktop unit) as the hardware is still the same internally except for the new HDD. Or will I get a duplicate key error? email me please at john dot foster at btinternet dot com No, you'll need to contact the manufacturer of your PC and order their Windows XP Restore or Reinstallation CD designed for your specific PC. How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-us  SignatureCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Microsoft Community Newsgroups news://msnews.microsoft.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Hi, I've got a PC in which the HDD has crashed, I'm considering a full | reinstall with a new HDD and an XP home CD bought & used to reinstall another [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | internally except for the new HDD. Or will I get a duplicate key error? email | me please at john dot foster at btinternet dot com Hi, I've contacted the mfr (compaq) and they said "as there is a recovery partition on the HDD they do not supply recovery cd's" but he drew a blank when told that the recovery partition is corrupted. > No, you'll need to contact the manufacturer of > your PC and order their Windows XP Restore [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > | internally except for the new HDD. Or will I get a duplicate key error? email > | me please at john dot foster at btinternet dot com >Hi, >I've contacted the mfr (compaq) and they said "as there is a recovery >partition on the HDD they do not supply recovery cd's" but he drew a blank >when told that the recovery partition is corrupted. At that point you should ask to speak to a supervisor. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Obtaining a Recovery CD or DVD set http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?product=71013&lang=en&cc=us&lc=en&dl c=en&docname=bph07143 SignatureCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Microsoft Community Newsgroups news://msnews.microsoft.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Hi, | I've contacted the mfr (compaq) and they said "as there is a recovery | partition on the HDD they do not supply recovery cd's" but he drew a blank | when told that the recovery partition is corrupted. >Hi, I've got a PC in which the HDD has crashed, I'm considering a full >reinstall with a new HDD and an XP home CD bought & used to reinstall another [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >internally except for the new HDD. Or will I get a duplicate key error? email >me please at john dot foster at btinternet dot com It may or may not work, depending on the specifics of the OEM version that was previously installed. If it was a BIOS locked OEM version then that product key will not work with an OEM CD that is not from that specific OEM. BIOS Locked OEM versions are self-activating when installed on computer with a motherboard BIOS from that specific OEM so if your Windows XP originally did not require activation when new it may be BIOS locked. If the original Windows XP was a generic OEM version and so is your CD (no computer manufacturer's brand name or logo on the CD) then it should work. But there are no guarantees. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." |
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