I'm thinking about building 5 computers. I'd like to use four at home(one
for each family member) and use one computer at my office. What's the
cheapest way for me to get five Windows XP licenses? Could I purchase a
Volume License for five computers and save money? If not, is ...

I have an aging laptop, but it still works fine and I want to continue using
it.  When I bought it, it came equipped with Windows 98.  When XP was
released I bought a copy and it worked fine.  Then about a year ago, I tried
to install XP SP2.  Unfortunately, what happened is that ...

Im trying to install xp pro.. I boot up off the cd and setup starts, I
partition and format and all that good stuff, then when it reboots itsself
right afterwords and its supposed to boot off the hard drive it says:
"Verifying DMI Pool Data...... Error loading operating system." ...

I set up a client's computer (stand alone) with a non-Administrator User with
Limited Access.  I then installed Quickbooks Pro 2003.  However, when logged
in the Limited User account it does not allow QB to run--states to have
Administrator give "Standard" permission (or ...

does anyony know if regedit.exe, called to process data from an input
reg file, returns with a sensible exit code?
I'd like to know if reg file data was processed successful or not.
Example:

If you are going to ghost xp to a new drive for the same computer do you
need to run sysprep first or can you just copy and install the drive?

A client of mine had a custom built computer with windows 98. It has a 933
MHz processor and 256 mb ram. His hard drive died recently and he bought a
new one as well as Windows XP professional. I installed Windows XP and tested
it one my computer. However, when I took it to his ...

  I recently purchased a dell inspiron 9100 notebook running windowx xp
home sp2. After the system arrived, I upgraded the os to windows xp pro sp2
with the campus license upgrade cd procided by my school (texas tech
univeristy.)

I am automating my sysprep.inf file creation and I'm concerned with the
following section:
[UserData]
ProductKey= "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

Im unable to completely remove mandrake linux 10.3 from my machine. I've
deleted nearly everything--there's essentially no linux remaining -- but
when the machine boots it initiates the linux boot menu. I've removed all
the boot choices except WinXP so its not too much of an ...

I've been using an old computer that has an installation of Windows XP VLK
that has since expired and does not allow me to update my computer. Is it
possible for me to install a retail version of Windows XP Professional
without losing/messing any of my current programs/settings ...

I am having a strange RIS problem.....I have applied a riprep'd image to a
new PC. The image seems to apply OK, the PC reboots and gets to the 'enter
serial number' screen. Once I enter the serial number the PC reboots, and
stops again at the serial number screen. Every time I ...

Is Windows XP SP2 Firewall better than free firewalls like sygate personal
firewall?

I'm not sure if I can do this or not. I have a 180GB hard drive that I want
to install to replace one that's 20GB. My question is can I take out the old
one that keeps locking up on me and put the new 180GB ? I have a Pentium III
500MHz,320MB RAM. Will someone please give me a ...

I'm having a heck of a time trying to have Sysprep run an automated install
using mini-setup on a install of XP.  The Sysprep runs properly and shutsdown
the PC ready for me to upload the image.  But when I deploy the image the PC
enters mini setup and reads the sysprep.inf ...