Windows XP - installation, setup, and deployment of Windows XP

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Xp Service Pac 3 beta	04 Mar 2008 02:30 GMT	3
I installed Service Pac 3 beta realease about 3 weeks ago.....I havent gotten a windows update since.....Is that it for XP ? I know several updates have come out since then...What did the service pac break? Any clues?
xp recovery fails	04 Mar 2008 00:02 GMT	3
I have done something really stupid and don't know how to fix what I did. I got the error of Windows could not start because some file was missing or corrupt. The last time this happened, I foolishly used the system restore cd instead of the factory restore. Well, it took a few ...
asms - Incorrect Function	03 Mar 2008 21:08 GMT	2
A friend purchased a new Dell E520 with a copy of Windows Vista. A month later he's decided that Vista isn't for him and wants to install XP and asked me to help. Because this is a SATA machine I've puchased a USB floppy disk and put the storage drivers onto it. He has ...
Win XP Home Activation Problem	03 Mar 2008 14:44 GMT	4
Sorry in advance if this question has been asked before: I am working on a friend's hand-me down computer (Sony Vaio PCVRS430G) that had genuine WinXPHome installed. The XP Home Product ID sticker IS on the computer case. The hard drive died and I have installed a new one. No ...
Problem installing XP MCE 2005 - setup is being restarted	03 Mar 2008 13:50 GMT	2
I am trying to install XP MCE 2005 on a Shuttle DVO Home Theater PC. The spec is Shuttle SG33G5M, Intel E4500 cpu, 2gb ram, 500 gb hdd. The installation formats the drive, then copies and installs the files. The PC reboots and says "Setup is being restarted". The Windows splash ...
Migrating user data from Win2K to WinXP	03 Mar 2008 01:24 GMT	2
This must be a FAQ but I have not been able to locate the document that tells me how to do it. I have an old Win2K machine that I'm retiring. I have a newer WinXP Pro machine that I'm setting up as my main home PC. I'd like to easily move the
product id not valid?	02 Mar 2008 05:16 GMT	2
I have a xp pro cd that i have had since 2002 approx and when I install it lately ths error message pops up that the product id is not valid (or something like that). How do I get around this? I no longer have the original validation code. Can you trade the old cd in for a newer ...
Clean Install of XPHOME hangs after initial file install	02 Mar 2008 05:12 GMT	1
I recently got a new motherboard and HD, due to a head crash. The mother board is Abit Fatal1ty F-190HD and the HD is WD 500G SATA. I have the original XP home with no service packs. After booting from the SATA Philips DVD writer, the HD is formatted the usual 130G partition and ...
formating old boot drive	02 Mar 2008 03:27 GMT	11
I replaced my ATA-IDE boot drive with a SATA drive. I've tried to delete all of the files on the old ATA drive and formating it but I keep getting an error that the drive is in use. Even starting in safe mode gives the same error. Both methods say the drive cannot be unmounted or ...