Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ...

[wtw]

This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along
fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products.
Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it
back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to
verify I purchased an earlier OS?

 

[Daddy]

"Is it looking for some prior install CD to verify I purchased an earlier OS?"

That's exactly what it's looking for, if you're installing an upgrade version of Windows XP.

Daddy

 

[Plato]

This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along
fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products.
Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it
back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to
verify I purchased an earlier OS?

Thats' because you also have an old drive in the PC with XP on it.

 

[wtw]

Yes, I just went ahead and hauled out my w2k cd.

"Is it looking for some prior install CD to verify I purchased an earlier
OS?"

That's exactly what it's looking for, if you're installing an upgrade
version of Windows XP.

Daddy

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along
fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products.
Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it
back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to
verify I purchased an earlier OS?

It isn't clear exactly what you're doing, but here's a guess: you're
trying to install an *upgrade* version of XP, but you don't have a
previous version installed. It is therefore looking for proof that you
own a previous version by asking you to insert its CD.