XP Install PROBLEM???

[Shiftt]

I have built a new computer and was trying to install an xp operating on it. When the set up for it is done, it says that there is an error reading the cd or that the cd is not a valid copy. The cd I used was an xp home upgrade cd. Do I have to spend $200 buying the full version, or is there a way around this problem?

This cd was also used already to upgrade my old computer to xp. There is also an option for a new installation in the manual. That means if you don't have windows 2000 or me OR if you don't even have an operating system installed, than you can install xp using that method. If there is an option like that, than why isn't it working??!?!

 

[tremmor]

I have built a new computer and was trying to install an xp operating on it. When the set up for it is done, it says that there is an error reading the cd or that the cd is not a valid copy. The cd I used was an xp home upgrade cd. Do I have to spend $200 buying the full version, or is there a way around this problem?

This cd was also used already to upgrade my old computer to xp. There is also an option for a new installation in the manual. That means if you don't have windows 2000 or me OR if you don't even have an operating system installed, than you can install xp using that method. If there is an option like that, than why isn't it working??!?!

best i can figure. you don't have an operating system on it in the 1st place. Even then you will have to upgrade. You can get XP Pro for a $100.00 now. Or i would install retail ver full install Home edition and then just buy it. Get pro.

 

[porterjw]

I have built a new computer and was trying to install an xp operating on it. When the set up for it is done, it says that there is an error reading the cd or that the cd is not a valid copy. The cd I used was an xp home upgrade cd. Do I have to spend $200 buying the full version, or is there a way around this problem?

This cd was also used already to upgrade my old computer to xp. There is also an option for a new installation in the manual. That means if you don't have windows 2000 or me OR if you don't even have an operating system installed, than you can install xp using that method. If there is an option like that, than why isn't it working??!?!

Upgrade CD's contain everything the Full Version CD's do, except they're flagged/burned to look for a previous Windows Installation. Look at it this way: A Full Version figures that this is the very first time you're purchasing Windows, hence the higher price tag; Upgrades figure you already purchased an OS before, so this one will be at a discount because of your loyalty.

However, as mentioned, the Upgrade will contain everything the Full version will, except it will look for proof you already have a valid Windows Install or valid Windows CD, be it a Retail-purchased or some sort of Recovery CD (take that to read however you want to, but I'll say no more...). During the Setup process, you can choose the new Install, and it will look on the Hard Drive first. If it doesn't find a previous OS, it will ask you for a CD with a previous version - it doesn't care if the CD is OEM or Retail, just that it's legit.