Can I install Windows XP Pro on a Dell laptop that comes installed with Vista
Home Edition?  Do I have to format the disk first?

I tried to install XP servicepack 3 (final) to XP professional. I have had
sp2 and all updates installed. SP3 installation leads to blue screen of death
with error 0x0000007F (0x00000008, 0x80042000, ....) (if I remember right the
rest was all zero) This happens when it is ...

I recently imaged a Windows XP lab using Ghost.  In an effort to fix the
issue where the machines were not correctly reporting to the WSUS server, I
ran newsid.  Well the machines are now updating correctly, but I can no
longer run Task Scheduler.  When I try to configure the AT ...

So I have my (coaxial) cable plugged into the back of my computer (HP
m7160n).  I have opened Media Center, and it has correctly detected my cable
input.  However, "My TV" does not show up in the Media Center menu.  Is there
a way to add it?  Do I need to somehow install this ...

We use ISA server to control internet access.  Not all of my clients
are allowed access.  Two of these people have computers that I have installed
service pack 3 for Windows XP on.  They are constantly barraged by the proxy
server logon screen to access the internet.  Does anyone ...

I just bought a GeForce 8800 512mb card from Dell and it's a PCI-E. I have a
stock Dell 8300 mobo bought in 2002. I hvn't replaced the mobo so it's stock.
Do I have to buy a new mobo to use this new card? Ok, here the whole rundown
on the card. It's a GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB DDR3 ...

I am doing a reinstall of my XP system, but the istallation fails when it
shall copy files to the disk fromthe E:\i386 folder on the CD. I can copy
from the cd manally(Shift F10). And I have made a copy of the i386 folder on
C:\.

I have a bunch of Dell and Lenovo notebooks in addition to a few other
desktop.  All of these come with recovery disks.  For each brand and model
it does not matter if I use Joe's Dell disks on Sally's Dell computer nor
does it matter if I use Bill's Lenovo disks on Jane's Lenovo ...

OK I am using Windows XP Home. I have went throught he basics of setting up
the connection.
Here is the setup
charter.net cable connection modem using cat 5 to #1 port on a d-link

Are there any issues with slipstreaming OEM versions of Windows XP? I
heard that this is not possible in some cases.

I need to being planning for an eventual Vista deployment and would like to
begin re-engineering the deployment infrastucture that we have using MDT
(which I can use to maintain our current XP environment as well). Ideally, I
would want to have a dedicated deployment server with ...

I need to begin planning for an eventual Vista deployment and would like to
begin re-engineering the deployment infrastucture that we have using MDT
(which I can use to maintain our current XP environment as well). Ideally, I
would want to have a dedicated deployment server with ...

I re-installed XP Pro SP2 on a PC using one of our old Dell Volume Licence
CDs. Complete new image. Problem is, that was the wrong (old) CD and it
prompted me for product activation.  It’s now past 30 days and I’m locked out
and unable to activate via Microsoft as I cannot prove ...

HELP! I just downloaded the SP3 update on my SONY VAIO laptop and it now wont
start. It gets to the WIndows welcome screen-goes to a blue screen and keeps
rebooting. I have tried manual rebooting and I get the screen that says to
try the last known working settings and it still ...

Is there a way to install Windows XP (or windows 2000) from a USB thumb
drive?  I want to be able too boot from the USB drive, and have the windows
installer come up, as if I were installing from a CD using a CDrom drive.
My new laptop (EEE PC 900) has no optical drives, and I ...