My product Key Number no longer works, i want to reformat
but it says invalid, how is this possible??

I have partitioned and formatted hd for fresh install and
when I attempt to run R:/>setup it says "this program
cannot be run in dos mode".  I have tried running through
the partitioning and formatting process again and again

I'm working on an XP machine at work and have found the
UNIX Services under PROGRAMS.  I got the help desk to
install them and I'm very happy with the operation so far.
What I need to know is:  Does the home version of XP come

I wiped clean the hard drive and I tried to install the
full version of Windows XP on my computer.  I'm stuck in
an install loop.  When it finishes installing it tells me
it was successful, removed the disk, hit enter, but

I'm trying to fix a friends computer and she is getting a
serious error on installation.  I am able to do fdisk,
and format, but when XP tries to load the setup files it
gets half way through it and crashes.  I looked through

Can I not choose where to install xp on an upgrade? Or is
that only an option if i choose an empty partition and
some sort of boot manager?
Thanks

We've followed the directions in the KB for the unattended
install of XP for Tablet PCs, but we cannot get the
machine to activate the Tablet components.  Anyone have
this problem too, or any ideas on how to get around it?

After clicking scan for updates on the Windows Update, the scan completes
almost immediately and "There are no updates available at this time" appears
on the page.
"Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested

Blank screen w/ blinking underscore (upper left hand
scrn), Setup (Bios), and manufactures'start screen are the
only three options I seem to have w/ a harddrive that I am
trying to do a full system reinstall on after a virus took

Installing Windows XP Pro upgrade over Windows 98 SE, I
get a message "The file sbp2post.sys is corrupted." then
the upgrade aborts. The sbp2post.sys file did not exist on
this computer when I first encountered this message.

My PC came with Windows ME and I would like to re-install
Windows XP Home on it. Can I use the Upgrade kit or must I
buy the Full kit? The MS site indicates I can upgrade from
ME to XP Home.

I am able to use the automatic portion of Windows
update.  However when I go to the windows update page at
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
I am unable to manually install any updates because I am

I just purchased a new copy of xp home. i have win 2000 on
my computer at the moment. do i have to wipe my hard drive
clean or can i just put in the cd to install  it is the
full version of xp

I am trying to update Office XP Pro with SP1. After I scan
my system and start the install process is looks like it
is updating and after the process runs for sometime I get
the error message that the update was not successful and

I want to "Back-up" my system by setting up on a separate
external drive my Files & Settings.
When I read "HELP" about "Files & Settings Transfer
Wizard" it says it will "TRANSFER" my files now. I