Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ...

[Guest wtw]

This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along

fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products.

Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it

back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to

verify I purchased an earlier OS?

[Guest Daddy]

Re: Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ...

 

"Is it looking for some prior install CD to verify I purchased an earlier OS?"

 

That's exactly what it's looking for, if you're installing an upgrade version of Windows XP.

 

Daddy

 

 

"wtw" <invalid@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:IRYEk.2255$Ws1.253@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com...

> This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along

> fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products.

> Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it

> back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to

> verify I purchased an earlier OS?

>

>

>

[Guest Plato]

Re: Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ...

 

wtw wrote:

>

> This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along

> fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products.

> Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it

> back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to

> verify I purchased an earlier OS?

 

Thats' because you also have an old drive in the PC with XP on it.

 

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http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Guest wtw]

Re: Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ...

 

Yes, I just went ahead and hauled out my w2k cd.

 

"Daddy" <daddy@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

news:e0dMoEFJJHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

"Is it looking for some prior install CD to verify I purchased an earlier

OS?"

 

That's exactly what it's looking for, if you're installing an upgrade

version of Windows XP.

 

Daddy

 

 

"wtw" <invalid@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message

news:IRYEk.2255$Ws1.253@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com...

> This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going

> along

> fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS

> products.

> Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it

> back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD

> to

> verify I purchased an earlier OS?

>

>

>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ...

 

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:19:20 -0700, "wtw" <invalid@sbcglobal.net>

wrote:

> This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along

> fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products.

> Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it

> back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to

> verify I purchased an earlier OS?

 

 

It isn't clear exactly what you're doing, but here's a guess: you're

trying to install an *upgrade* version of XP, but you don't have a

previous version installed. It is therefore looking for proof that you

own a previous version by asking you to insert its CD.

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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