If I do a clean Win XP Pro install, do I still need to
upgrade the O.S. with SP1a before installing SP2?  I have
the full versions of both SPs on disk already.
Ed

I just downloaded the Windows XP Professional upgrade - my
desktop originally had Windows 98.  After the download was
complete, all of the music we had stored on the hard drive
was gone, the scanner is no longer operable, the DVD movie

I was on another news group for ME but was unaware that XP
Home will not upgrade Me. Just a clean install. I tried to
install XP Home but it said XP does not support upgrade
ME. My original question was How can I delete ME/ The

    I've been installing a program called ADS 1.5 on my Windows
2000 pro system, and it seems to work fine.
   I tried to install it onto a Windows XP system, and for some
reason, the FlexLM licensing file doesn't seem to work.  This FlexLM

Hello, I have the following problem:
I recently purchased a laptop computer with WinXP Home
OEM already installed.
I have downloaded (Windows Update) and installed SP2 in

This is info for all interested - a cautionary tale if you
will.
After installing XP-pro Service pack 2 on a modern Dell
machine the thing would lock up tight after power-on boot.

I need help. I want to format my C drive but am unsure as
how to do it. I would be grateful for any help out there.
Regards
Siva

we've just loaded SP2 onto our home pc and it's wiped out
the identity for our outlook express - all folders and
addresses appear to have disappeared.
we can do a system restore to a week ago but i'm concerned

I have an old app that requires Win2K.  I can't buy W2K
now, but can, under an OEM EULA agreement, downgrade from
Win XP to Win2K.
I bought a new Gateway laptop with WinXP, but

Please can anyone help I have a computer with a spanish
version of Windows XP is there any way of changing the
language to english?
Pete

I just installed SP2 from the network installer (I have 3
pc's in me house) and one of them will not boot.  it ahngs
at agp440.sys.  I tried lkgc, i can't get into safe mode.
I have seen other post with this problem, they can't even

Good Morning,
I am trying to convince a person at my office to use
sysprep instead of Ghostwalker, I am looking for any
information to help me do this.  I have heard that

Help please...   I just purchased a retail version of Windows XP Professional
Upgrade version via a web site.  The CD will arrive in a few days.
I have Windows 2000 Professional Evaluation Edition installed on my laptop.
My laptop previously had NT4 Workstation installed (OEM ...

I have now tried both the network install version and the
Windows update version with the same result.
I am running XP Professional - it was one of the first
ones (I pre-ordered XP when it was released).

Now, I have a problem. I have two partitions: a Program/Boot partition (C)
(NTFS) around 10/20 gb) and a Data partition (D) (NTFS) (everything else).
I've just bought a blank HD. I want to install XP on the blank HD, but
during the setup process I can format only one partition ...