I actually do have a question about Reinstalling XP.

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I got my computer from a now defunct local computer company that had windows
98 pre-installed by Dell. I got the upgrade for XP and Office on my own, but
now I am trying to reinstall XP but have a few questions.

1) I'll be breif. Can I just install the Windows Office for Students?

2) If not, do I need to do a complete reinstall or just a repair?

3) Windows XP disk does not Auto start when inserted, other disks do.

4) and finally, this is primarly due to not being able to access Restore
point.

I can be reached on Yahoo at Kseering
 
kaseer said:
I got my computer from a now defunct local computer company that had windows
98 pre-installed by Dell. I got the upgrade for XP and Office on my own, but
now I am trying to reinstall XP but have a few questions.

1) I'll be breif. Can I just install the Windows Office for Students?

2) If not, do I need to do a complete reinstall or just a repair?

3) Windows XP disk does not Auto start when inserted, other disks do.

4) and finally, this is primarly due to not being able to access Restore
point.

I can be reached on Yahoo at Kseering
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A lot of the answers depend on why you need to access restorp oiunts.
(IE, what's screwed up that you had to try to go back).
 
kaseer said:
I got my computer from a now defunct local computer company that had windows
98 pre-installed by Dell. I got the upgrade for XP and Office on my own, but
now I am trying to reinstall XP but have a few questions.

1) I'll be breif. Can I just install the Windows Office for Students?

2) If not, do I need to do a complete reinstall or just a repair?

3) Windows XP disk does not Auto start when inserted, other disks do.

4) and finally, this is primarly due to not being able to access Restore
point.

I can be reached on Yahoo at Kseering
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A lot of the answers depend on why you need to access restorp oiunts.
(IE, what's screwed up that you had to try to go back).
 
See below. I note that your Subject line says
"Re-installing XP" but your post makes no reference
to a re-installation of Windows XP. Do you perhaps
mean "Office XP"? If so then you're in the wrong newsgroup.

kaseer said:
I got my computer from a now defunct local computer company that had windows
98 pre-installed by Dell. I got the upgrade for XP and Office on my own, but
now I am trying to reinstall XP but have a few questions.

1) I'll be breif.
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I'll be just as brief.
Can I just install the Windows Office for Students?
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Presumably you mean "MS Office". Best ask in an MS Office newsgroup.
2) If not, do I need to do a complete reinstall or just a repair? Ditto.

3) Windows XP disk does not Auto start when inserted, other disks do.
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Yes, it does. Set your BIOS to boot from your CD drive.
4) and finally, this is primarly due to not being able to access Restore
point.
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What is the question? What is "primarily due"?
 
You are too brief.
You are trying to reinstall XP, but you never said that you installed XP.
What is your reason for needing the reinstall?
 
OK, I have Windows XP operating system running on a computer I bought that
had an old version of 98 already installed. I transfered my operating system
from one hard drive to a new, larger hard drive. Now I am crashing often,
and other newsgroup threads all say that it would be best to reinstall XP.
But since I only have an upgrade version but also have Windows Office for
Students and Teachers.

I just need to know if I can unistall the XP and install the Office for
students version. Is the Office Student an operating software package, or do
I still need XP loaded?
 
Windows XP is an operating system. If the CD + licence you
have is an upgrade then you can still install it on a blank hard
disk. During the installation you will be prompted for your
Win98 installation CD.

MS Office is an application. Older version of MS Office will
run on all current versions of Windows. Newer versions of
MS Office may not run on older versions of Windows. If you
have an upgrade CD + licence from an old version of MS Office
then that old version must already be installed on your PC.
 
But as I stated, I bought the computer with 98 already installed and do not
have a 98 disk. My old computer was over 6 years old. How do I go about it,
then?
 
When you buy a computer then you must make sure to get
the software media and licences too. It is not unusual that
the software is worth more than the hardware. Without media
and licences, do you cannot really assert your ownership.

If you do not have these media and if you cannot borrow
them from a friend then you must not format your hard disk,
even though Windows is crashing often and even though
a complete re-installation is probably required. Sorry.
 
OK, thank you.
--
KAS


Pegasus (MVP) said:
When you buy a computer then you must make sure to get
the software media and licences too. It is not unusual that
the software is worth more than the hardware. Without media
and licences, do you cannot really assert your ownership.

If you do not have these media and if you cannot borrow
them from a friend then you must not format your hard disk,
even though Windows is crashing often and even though
a complete re-installation is probably required. Sorry.
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kaseer said:
But as I stated, I bought the computer with 98 already installed and do not
have a 98 disk. My old computer was over 6 years old. How do I go about it,
then?
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If windows 98 is already installed on your system and you don't have the media for
it, DON't WORRY. The XP CD will boot up and find the qualifying product already
installed on your system and allow you to do a clean install by copying the
relevant files on the HD. The only problem is that when you try to do a HD format
second time say in a years time then you will need the media for qualifying
product. You can bypass this by imaging your HD before infecting it with viruses
and spywares!! Use Norton GHOST for this.

As to Office Applications, you will need the media for it to install on your newly
formatted HD.

hth
 
kaseer said:
But as I stated, I bought the computer with 98 already installed and do not
have a 98 disk. My old computer was over 6 years old. How do I go about it,
then?
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You'll either have to purchase a used Win98 CD so you can perform the
Upgrade installation, or a full version of WinXP.


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Bruce said:
You'll either have to purchase a used Win98 CD so you can perform
the Upgrade installation, or a full version of WinXP.
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Or borrow one from a friend. A W2K or Win Me will work too.

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