Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

[Mr Mike]

Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.
Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

Loading Files...

Welcome to Setup...
To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER
To Repair... press R
To quit... press F3

Pressed ENTER

License Agreement....
F8 Agree

Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,
setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to
install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

Suggestions?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.
Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

Loading Files...

Welcome to Setup...
To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER
To Repair... press R
To quit... press F3

Pressed ENTER

License Agreement....
F8 Agree

Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,
setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to
install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

Suggestions?

In your Subject line you say "CD is no longer valid" but in the
text you write that Setup cannot find a previous version of
Windows. It is a little unclear which one is your problem. If
it is the latter then your currently installed version is probably
not a full retail version, hence the installation process cannot
locate it. You need to perform a full installation.

 

[Daave]

Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.
Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

Loading Files...

Welcome to Setup...
To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER
To Repair... press R
To quit... press F3

Pressed ENTER

License Agreement....
F8 Agree

Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,
setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to
install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

Suggestions?

What is the make and model of the laptop? What OS was originally
installed on it? What was the method provided to return your PC to its
original condition: installation disk, recovery/restore disk, or hidden
recovery partition on the hard drive?

What specific problems were you experiencing in the first place that
prompted your repair install attempt? Is your laptop currently bootable?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Is your XP cd an upgrade edition cd?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.
Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

Loading Files...

Welcome to Setup...
To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER
To Repair... press R
To quit... press F3

Pressed ENTER

License Agreement....
F8 Agree

Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,
setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to
install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to insert
the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're entitled to use
an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when prompted, and carry on.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[Daave]

When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to
insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're
entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when
prompted, and carry on.

That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Of course. He'll find one. But I predict that that won't be the end of his
problems.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

Well, that is what he says he has. I can only assume that he can
accurately read the labeling of the CD he's holding in his hand.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[PD43]

Is your XP cd an upgrade edition cd?

If it isn't... then why is it looking for a previous edition? Isn't
that only done with an upgrade version?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I'm trying to get him to look at what he using so we can all be on the same
page.

 

[Daave]

Well, that is what he says he has. I can only assume that he can
accurately read the labeling of the CD he's holding in his hand.

I was under the impression that the disk he is holding in his hand is
the Upgrade disk. Unless I missed it, OP never did say if he had the
original media or not.

His post is a bit unclear. First he stated he had an "original XP Pro
CD, Retail, not OEM." He didn't specify if it was Full or Upgrade. And
I'm not sure what he meant by "original" either. Then he described what
happened when he booted from it. It appeared like he was trying to
perform a repair install. He later stated that:

Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To
continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to
install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

I assume the last sentence was qualifying his first one (i.e., his disk
is a Retail Upgrade of XP Pro). As you stated, OP simply needs to insert
the CD of the older, qualifying OS. But I don't see where he stated that
he has one (unless there's another post I'm not seeing).

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I was under the impression that the disk he is holding in his hand is
the Upgrade disk. Unless I missed it, OP never did say if he had the
original media or not.

His post is a bit unclear. First he stated he had an "original XP Pro
CD, Retail, not OEM." He didn't specify if it was Full or Upgrade. And
I'm not sure what he meant by "original" either. Then he described what
happened when he booted from it. It appeared like he was trying to
perform a repair install. He later stated that:


I assume the last sentence was qualifying his first one (i.e., his disk
is a Retail Upgrade of XP Pro). As you stated, OP simply needs to insert
the CD of the older, qualifying OS. But I don't see where he stated that
he has one (unless there's another post I'm not seeing).

It was there, if obscured. Look at the last paragraph of his original
post, quoted above.

I do agree, however, that his post, as a whole, is more than a little
unclear. Especially irksome is the fact that the subject line bears
absolutely no relationship to the contents of the post.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[Daave]

It was there, if obscured. Look at the last paragraph of his original
post, quoted above.

I do agree, however, that his post, as a whole, is more than a little
unclear. Especially irksome is the fact that the subject line bears
absolutely no relationship to the contents of the post.

My reading is that OP tried to perform a repair install with his XP Pro
retail upgrade disk. He was unsuccessful. Then he tried a clean install
using the same disk (which of course won't work without the qualifying
OS media).

Of course we'll never know for sure what Mr. Mike is talking about if he
doesn't bother to make a second post...

 

[Frank-FL]

That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

 

[Daave]

Yes, Frank. We know he has an upgrade disk. That's not what Bruce was
talking about; he was referring to the *older* CD (which may not even be
in the possession of OP for all we know).

 

[Frank-FL]

Yes, Frank. We know he has an upgrade disk. That's not what Bruce was
talking about; he was referring to the *older* CD (which may not even be
in the possession of OP for all we know).

Okie dokey
After rereading the OP's subject then post I should not even have replied.