Need help with upgrading XP

Interest · 12-19-2007, 01:47 AM

ok here is what i ment. My friend gave me a clean new never used windows XP pro. The problem was that it was from dell. The PIN (when you install windows and you have 30 days to activate windows) didn't want to work, so I got a new CD, and since I alread had all these programs installed, I don't want to lose them. I herd it's called upgrading, but when I insert the CD in the drive and click Install windows XP it says that there is a newer version installed and that I have to boot from CD. When I go there I don't see any option of upgrading. I see overwriting, but not upgrading. And my question was, can I upgrade the new CD without loosing and programs.

StrangleHold · 12-19-2007, 02:00 AM

Since there not the same cd its best just to do a clean install and reinstall all your programs.

PC eye · 12-19-2007, 02:00 AM

If the new disk was made before the recovery disk for the Dell there you would typically see that type of message. The disk that was given is bounded to the original machine it was it was included with. For any other system you would need a totally new disk and will probably need a fresh install of everything there.

Another thing to look at there would be the edition of XP currently installed to see that message. If you are trying to update the Home or MCE editions you will certainly have to perform a full install to see a working copy of Windows go on. You can't repair install one edition with the disk for another.

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 8,215	Since there not the same cd its best just to do a clean install and reinstall all your programs. __________________ NZXT Apollo Phenom 8750BE 3.0ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb.

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,537	If the new disk was made before the recovery disk for the Dell there you would typically see that type of message. The disk that was given is bounded to the original machine it was it was included with. For any other system you would need a totally new disk and will probably need a fresh install of everything there. Another thing to look at there would be the edition of XP currently installed to see that message. If you are trying to update the Home or MCE editions you will certainly have to perform a full install to see a working copy of Windows go on. You can't repair install one edition with the disk for another. __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

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12-19-2007, 01:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Interest banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 75	ok here is what i ment. My friend gave me a clean new never used windows XP pro. The problem was that it was from dell. The PIN (when you install windows and you have 30 days to activate windows) didn't want to work, so I got a new CD, and since I alread had all these programs installed, I don't want to lose them. I herd it's called upgrading, but when I insert the CD in the drive and click Install windows XP it says that there is a newer version installed and that I have to boot from CD. When I go there I don't see any option of upgrading. I see overwriting, but not upgrading. And my question was, can I upgrade the new CD without loosing and programs.