Guest wtw Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 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 Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 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$Ws1.253@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com... > This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along > fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products. > Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it > back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to > verify I purchased an earlier OS? > > >
Guest Plato Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ... wtw wrote: > > This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along > fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products. > Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it > back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to > verify I purchased an earlier OS? Thats' because you also have an old drive in the PC with XP on it. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest wtw Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Re: Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ... Yes, I just went ahead and hauled out my w2k cd. "Daddy" <daddy@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:e0dMoEFJJHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... "Is it looking for some prior install CD to verify I purchased an earlier OS?" That's exactly what it's looking for, if you're installing an upgrade version of Windows XP. Daddy "wtw" <invalid@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:IRYEk.2255$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 Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 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. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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