Guest Pat Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 I've got a Windows XP Professional desktop. I want to install a feature from the CD, but after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional CD-ROM. Can I simply buy another WinXP Pro CD and use it? Or are there issues with the serial number or registration? Pat
Guest happymac.support@gmail.com Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD On Jul 16, 12:41 pm, "Pat" <pat...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've got a Windows XP Professional desktop. I want to install a feature from the CD, but > after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional CD-ROM. > > Can I simply buy another WinXP Pro CD and use it? Or are there issues with the serial > number or registration? > > Pat You only need a serial number if you are reinstalling the operating system. If you are just installing a feature, its fine. Either way, you can just buy another CD and use it.
Guest Gordon Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:u9wx4E%23xHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > I've got a Windows XP Professional desktop. I want to install a feature > from the CD, but > after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional > CD-ROM. > > Can I simply buy another WinXP Pro CD and use it? Or are there issues with > the serial > number or registration? > > Pat > > > If you have proof of purchase, then MS will sell you another CD at greatly reduced cost... How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246
Guest Glen Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD you could just borrow one form a freind amd make a copy as long as it is the same version as you have installed on your computer. "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:u9wx4E%23xHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > I've got a Windows XP Professional desktop. I want to install a feature > from the CD, but > after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional > CD-ROM. > > Can I simply buy another WinXP Pro CD and use it? Or are there issues with > the serial > number or registration? > > Pat > >
Guest Ken Blake Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD Glen wrote: > you could just borrow one form a freind amd make a copy as long as it > is the same version as you have installed on your computer. Yes, you can do that. But note that it needs to be more than the same *version*. It needs to match with respect to Retail vs. OEM., Full vs. Upgrade, and Home vs. Professional. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:u9wx4E%23xHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> I've got a Windows XP Professional desktop. I want to install a >> feature from the CD, but >> after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP >> Professional CD-ROM. >> >> Can I simply buy another WinXP Pro CD and use it? Or are there >> issues with the serial >> number or registration? >> >> Pat
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote: >after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional CD-ROM. Not to pick on you in particular, but I'm continually amazed at how many times folks here claim to have "lost" their installation CD. I'm wondering if they never received one when they bought their NAME BRAND computer, and if they have it in a hidden partition somewhere on their drive.
Guest Pat Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD "Uncle Grumpy" wrote... > "Pat" wrote: > > >after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional CD-ROM. > > Not to pick on you in particular, but I'm continually amazed at how > many times folks here claim to have "lost" their installation CD. > > I'm wondering if they never received one when they bought their NAME > BRAND computer, and if they have it in a hidden partition somewhere on > their drive. My laptop is my work machine, and I keep a shoebox with ALL the important media installed on it - Windows 2000 Pro, all Adobe software, MS Office, etc. I strongly recommend this. All downloaded installed programs are backed up. My XP desktop is not used for work so I took maintenance less seriously, but recently I decided to take inventory of the programs installed and collect the SW in another shoebox. Yeah, I can't find some of the SW... I don't understand what you mean by finding Windows in a hidden partition?
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote: >"Uncle Grumpy" wrote... >> I'm wondering if they never received one when they bought their NAME >> BRAND computer, and if they have it in a hidden partition somewhere on >> their drive. >My XP desktop is not used for work so I took maintenance less seriously, but recently I >decided to take inventory of the programs installed and collect the SW in another >shoebox. Yeah, I can't find some of the SW... > >I don't understand what you mean by finding Windows in a hidden partition? Not Windows... the recovery files. Some manufacturers put those on a hidden partition. If you received a CD with your system, that's probably not an option.
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD Pat wrote: > I've got a Windows XP Professional desktop. I want to install a feature from the CD, but > after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional CD-ROM. > > Can I simply buy another WinXP Pro CD and use it? Or are there issues with the serial > number or registration? > > Pat > > If it was a retail license and you have proof of purchase: How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;326246 If it was an OEM license, you should contact the computer's manufacturer. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest NotMe Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD And if it was a generic OEM CD used by a home system builder? -- A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! CarGodZeroOne@hotmail.com Change Alpha to Numeric to reply "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message news:%23GhKP7JyHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Pat wrote: >> I've got a Windows XP Professional desktop. I want to install a feature >> from the CD, but >> after an extensive search I realized I lost my Windows XP Professional >> CD-ROM. >> Can I simply buy another WinXP Pro CD and use it? Or are there issues >> with the serial >> number or registration? Pat > If it was a retail license and you have proof of purchase: > How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;326246 > If it was an OEM license, you should contact the computer's > manufacturer.
Guest Bob I Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD Then it would be the "home system builder", as they take on the OEM responsibility as the OEM. NotMe wrote: > And if it was a generic OEM CD used by a home system builder? >
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Re: Lost WinXP CD NotMe wrote: > And if it was a generic OEM CD used by a home system builder? > Then you've no choice but to obtain another unbranded, generic OEM CD. Unfortunately, I know of no legitimate outlet from which you can purchase just the CD without an accompanying license. Perhaps you can find a friend who has the same type of license (unbranded, generic OEM), and make a copy of his CD to use with your Product Key. After all, it's the Product Key that represents the License to use the OS, not the physical CD. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
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