Guest John Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 One of my laptops crashed on me and I replaced it with an Apple iMac. Since the new iMacs can run Windows, I tried to install the Academic Edition that I got a year or two ago so I could still use my Windows-based software. However, I'm getting an error message. The error message goes something like this (I'm paraphrasing): "The system did not detect a current version of Windows on this system. In order for you to install this upgrade version, you must prove your eligibility. Please insert any version of Windows XP, NT, 2000, Me, 98, etc., etc., etc. The XP Pro Academic Edition doesn't say it's an upgrade version on the disk. I've read a few posts of people having problems like this and everyone says that you can't use the original OEM Recovery Disk to solve the problem. If that's true, then is there any way I can use my Academic Edition upgrade on another machine since my old one went toast on me? Thanks.
Guest Carey Frisch [MVP] Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Re: XP Pro Academic Edition install problem You'll have to install Windows XP in Apple's Boot Camp: http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7B9D4B4F-996F-4503-BC5C-9A5F31CF1845@microsoft.com... One of my laptops crashed on me and I replaced it with an Apple iMac. Since the new iMacs can run Windows, I tried to install the Academic Edition that I got a year or two ago so I could still use my Windows-based software. However, I'm getting an error message. The error message goes something like this (I'm paraphrasing): "The system did not detect a current version of Windows on this system. In order for you to install this upgrade version, you must prove your eligibility. Please insert any version of Windows XP, NT, 2000, Me, 98, etc., etc., etc. The XP Pro Academic Edition doesn't say it's an upgrade version on the disk. I've read a few posts of people having problems like this and everyone says that you can't use the original OEM Recovery Disk to solve the problem. If that's true, then is there any way I can use my Academic Edition upgrade on another machine since my old one went toast on me? Thanks.
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Re: XP Pro Academic Edition install problem Have you installed *and* updated Boot Camp? John wrote: > One of my laptops crashed on me and I replaced it with an Apple iMac. > Since > the new iMacs can run Windows, I tried to install the Academic Edition > that > I got a year or two ago so I could still use my Windows-based software. > However, I'm getting an error message. The error message goes something > like this (I'm paraphrasing): "The system did not detect a current version > of Windows on this system. In order for you to install this upgrade > version, you must prove your eligibility. Please insert any version of > Windows XP, NT, 2000, Me, 98, etc., etc., etc. > > The XP Pro Academic Edition doesn't say it's an upgrade version on the > disk. > I've read a few posts of people having problems like this and everyone > says > that you can't use the original OEM Recovery Disk to solve the problem. > > If that's true, then is there any way I can use my Academic Edition > upgrade > on another machine since my old one went toast on me? > > Thanks.
Guest John Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 RE: XP Pro Academic Edition install problem Well I had to go buy a new Windows XP disk. Fortunately, the local Mac store had some XP OEM disks for sale for $125 (Home Edition). Thanks for the initial feedback, but my problem wasn't how or where to install Windows, but the version of Windows that I had. After I got my OEM disks, everything installed properly. Although my Windows Academic Edition didn't say "upgrade" on it, I guess it was, and I needed to get an original installation disk. Thanks again. "John" wrote: > One of my laptops crashed on me and I replaced it with an Apple iMac. Since > the new iMacs can run Windows, I tried to install the Academic Edition that I > got a year or two ago so I could still use my Windows-based software. > However, I'm getting an error message. The error message goes something like > this (I'm paraphrasing): "The system did not detect a current version of > Windows on this system. In order for you to install this upgrade version, > you must prove your eligibility. Please insert any version of Windows XP, > NT, 2000, Me, 98, etc., etc., etc. > > The XP Pro Academic Edition doesn't say it's an upgrade version on the disk. > I've read a few posts of people having problems like this and everyone says > that you can't use the original OEM Recovery Disk to solve the problem. > > If that's true, then is there any way I can use my Academic Edition upgrade > on another machine since my old one went toast on me? > > Thanks. >
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