New Harddrive - Windows XP Home - Upgrade version

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My hard drive just failed. I bought a new one, but trying to reinstall the
Windows XP Home I have won't let me. It says it can't find any remnants of
the old OS. Okay, that's a given.

My original hard drive had Windows ME when I bought the computer. Any
suggestions?

HELP!

Mark
 
My hard drive just failed. I bought a new one, but trying to reinstall the
Windows XP Home I have won't let me. It says it can't find any remnants of
the old OS. Okay, that's a given.

My original hard drive had Windows ME when I bought the computer. Any
suggestions?
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Do you still have the Windows Me installation CD? If so then all you
have to do is to insert it briefly when asked about previous OS.

And a CD for Windows 95, 98, or ME will work for this purpose.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
Sounds like winxp is an upgrade and untill you can provide a qualifying
product it wont install
 
Mark in San Antonio said:
Ron & DL,

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I know the knowledge range of the
folks posting here is huge.

I should have been a bit more specific, though. I don't have any idea
where
the ME install disc is. With the way my wife "organizes" everything, I
was
just feeling good to find the XP CD. :-)

I'm asking around my office to see if anyone has any old ME or 98 install
CDs. I was just hoping there was SOME way to overcome this. I understand
protecting your product as I work for a software company. But, us honest
folks always end up paying.
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It would seem that you should have bought a full upgrade. This is the
carelessness penalty which most of us have experienced.
Jim
 
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