reinstalling windows xp - home edition (dell inspiron 1000)

[Guest]

hello - since i have not been able to repair several issues with my laptop -
i attempted to reinstall the xp operating cd from dell... the first screen
stops me - with an error message - "setup cannot continue because the version
of windows on your computer is newer thane the version on the cd (dell).. the
versions should be one in the same... is there a way around this problem?? is
the reason that the computer's version is newer related to new upgrades from
microsoft?? thank for any assistance...

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

That message usually means that you are running XP SP2 and the CD contains
SP1 or an earlier version of XP. One option you may like to have a look
at - although I don't know if it will work with a manufacturer's XP CD - is
to create a slipstream XP CD:

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

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[Guest]

hi denny... thanks for responding... i wonder deleting the sp2 udates would
be an easier approach to reinstalling my dell xp disc...

 

[thecreator]

Hi gmc,

Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP!

If you want to save any files, make a backup of those files off the Hard
Drive and proceed.

00. - Turn off the printer.
01. - Go into Computer Bios and Set Defaults and Exit, if you know how.
Make sure the Boot Order is set to Boot to CD-Rom Drive First.
02. - Insert Windows XP CD into CD-Rom Drive.
03. - Reboot the computer.
04. - Press any key to begin to boot from the Windows XP CD.
05. - Welcome to Setup.
06. - Reinstall XP - Press Enter
07. - F8 - I Agree
08. - Esc: Don't Repair
09. - Select Windows XP Highlighted Partition to repair Windows XP on.
10. - Press Enter.
11. - Follow on screen prompts to allow the Deletion and reinstallation of
the Windows XP System Files.
12. - Then Copies files to partition.
13. - Now it Reboots to Windows XP. Don't press a key to boot to CD.
14. - And now it installs Windows XP.
15. - You need to be here now.
16. - Starts at 39 Minutes to Complete.
17. - At 33 minutes, you need to set Time and Time Zone, if need to.
18. - And Enter The Product Key.
19. - At 29 minutes, you need to pick the Network, if needed to.
20. - Now wait for Reboot and you are done.
21. - Go online and go to Windows Update and download and reinstall all the
patches.

Note: - If you have the original Windows XP CD, not Service Pack 2 CD, you
will need to have already downloaded to Your Briefcase Folder,
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU from this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

You must install Windows XP Service Pack 2 before you can use Windows
Update. Also you must install the tool to validate your copy of Windows
after upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 2, before you can begin to
reinstall all the Windows XP Patches.