I just bought a new PC with a MSI PM8M2-V Motherboard and a 80Gb Hitachi SATA
HD (only one). I need to install Windows XP SP2. Will booting from  the XP
Sp2 CD just do it? I have no floppy drive, so in case I need to install the
SATA drivers, how do I do it? Thanks

I'm reconfiguring a pc for dual boot for a classroom.  It originally came
with xp pro only, but the new setup is win98 on C and winxp on D.
When installing XP after 98, the installation fails because the key I enter
from the product sticker on the back of the PC is not accepted.

I am running XP Home (OEM) on an HP desktop.  Can I upgrade to XP Pro with my
XP Pro Full Retail (Blue Box, for PC's w/o Windows)?  Can I be reasonably
sure that existing programs and files will emerge unscathed?  Any licensing
problems?  I have already made a slipstreamed SP2 ...

I have just replaced my home office system. Both the new machine and the old
one were purchased with XP Home pre-installed. I purchased an XP Pro upgrade
for the old machine a couple of years back and, in view of the fact that I
have now gutted and scrapped that machine, ...

I would like to add IIS component, but I can not find OS CD.
Is there a way to add IIS component without OS CD?
Regards,
Qingsong

a while back microsoft used to have an XP SP2 download for LAN's, it was a
single executable file you can download and update your computers with
offline. The problem is I can't find this anymore. I can only find how to
order the CD or download updates through Windows update.

Is there a way to make a complete disk image of an xp-system on an external  
USB-disk drive, which can be restored on another xp-computer? This is meant
to serve as an ultimate safety precaution which works still in  case of
complete loss of the primary computer

I'm trying to re-load winxp because of old anti-virus and when i put the
disket I enter the pin # for the win.xp and then its starts to backing files
till at the end it says (invalid c:\BOOT.INI) so I can't go on can anybody
help me?

I've just installed windows XP on my computer, and starting it for the first
time. The only logon option is administrator, and it is asking for a
password. I do not have a password, and everything I try results in the same
error msg.

how can I get around the password - repaired xp - now cannot get past password

I recently bought a new Toshiba Laptop that came with XP Home. I also have XP
Pro full retail that I'd like to install on the Laptop.
I have not yet completed the licensing process for the XP home[modem not yet
set up].  Would it be better to install the XP Pro before or after I ...

I'I'd like to reinstall windows, but I don't want to ahve to reinstall all
of my applications.  I have enough information and applications installed to
make a normal reformat a HUGE headache.  Is there anyway to do this while not
having to reinstall everything?  Thanks

Golly, hope I'm in the right place, took forever to get here! Anyway, earlier
in the week, a Dell Support pop-up told me that my Start up menu had too many
blank spaces and did an auto fix. Since then, when I boot up, I get my
desktop and then, this big white screen that says ...

Startup message after reinstall XP
After complete re-installation of Windows XP
On startup I get a basic message,
(white writing on black background),

I have just built a new computer with a single 3.5 inch floppy drive.  The
motherborad only has one floppy connector, and the cable I'm using only has
one connector for a drive.  When I go into My Computer it shows both an A and
a B floppy drive.  The Device Manager also shows 2 ...