HI folks, this may be slightly off topic, since it deals with 2000 and
not Xp.  However, this seems to be the only newsgroup that has any
activity in terms of RIS.  If someone needs to point me to the right
group for Windows 2000 that has activity, that would be appreciated.

my hardrive crashed after about 21 days of using my xp and when i reinstalled
windows xp pro trial, cause i wont have enough money to buy full for 1 more
month, it said that i need a new instalation code, i need to know is there
anything i can do?

I have a PC that I upgraded from Windows 98 to WIndows XP SP2.  When it asks
for my username / password, my password no longer works.  I searched the KB
and found article number 318026.  I searched the setupact.log file and found
the following ling:

Help! I need to install windows xp prof. on my gateway. Do I have to
uninstall windows 98 first, or is o.k. to have two OS. If I have to uninstall
windows 98, do I need the cd?

I was trying to sync the computers in my network by syncing the domain
controller that acts as the PDC to the naval observatory.  I was following
the instructions in KB216734.  
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=216734

I finally upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows xp. Only because of windows 98
not being supported anymore. The upgrade went relatively well. When I
rebooted after the upgrade, my pc went into rolling boots. The windows xp
windows would come up then it would check the disk for ...

I am in the process of setting up RIS to image our desktops.  We have a
Windows XP open license.  I slipstreamed SP2 and the dell drivers for the
sata controller.  The CD works great, have done a bunch of full installs.  I
then created a my base image from this CD.  I can do ...

OK,
I'm an old Mac/Linux person, and I'm used to computers doing what I ask
them to and not being rude about it.  So much for that!  For reasons
defying explanation here, I am now running a desktop and a laptop with

I have been looking at new computers and found that many have "Windows XP
Dual Boot" for the operating system, in particular "Eng/NL" (I live in
Holland, option is English or Nederlands languages)
I asked somone in the shop and they said it does not mean "boot using either

I am looking for a way to make a Single Master Image to be used on
multiple Dell platforms (GX260, GX270,SX270,SX260, GX620, Plus other
models) but am un sure where to start.  From what I can find from the
reading on the internet is that you want to start with the oldest model

My initial RIS image for XP was created on an HP dx5150 with a Western
Digital drive. Everytime I image a new machine with a WD drive the
image comes out fine. If the drive is a different brand (Samsung or
Maxtor) when the system is finished being imaged it loads up to the

Please email me directly at , Is isI upgraded a Sony laptop which was
preloaded with XP Home, I upgraded the laptop to XP Pro SP2 but now it will
not boot into wXP or even safe mode, The blue screen of death error indicates
it may have a problem with a Virus, I was able to load ...

Current system: XP Home SP2 in FAT32 partition, works fine.
In Disk Manager XP cannot see any NTFS partition. They display as
Healthy(unknown partition). If a new partiton is created (inside XP) it is
seen OK by XP until after a reboot when it appears again as Healthy(unknown

I have an OEM version of XP Pro from several years ago (pre-SP1). Over the
years I have upgraded XP to SP2 and also my boot hard drive to 300GB.  I
recently upgraded my motherboard which apparently requires me to reinstall
Windows.

I am installing a old hard drive that has windows xp home installed already
into a different  computer. It keeps asking to run microsoft xp registration
at startup but when I allow it to run it comes back right away with the
mesage "Already registered please hit next"  When I ...