Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

[Guest Mr Mike]

Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

 

Loading Files...

 

Welcome to Setup...

To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

To Repair... press R

To quit... press F3

 

Pressed ENTER

 

License Agreement....

F8 Agree

 

Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,

setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

 

Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

 

Suggestions?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

 

"Mr Mike" <mdgallaugher@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>

> Loading Files...

>

> Welcome to Setup...

> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

> To Repair... press R

> To quit... press F3

>

> Pressed ENTER

>

> License Agreement....

> F8 Agree

>

> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,

> setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>

> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

>

> Suggestions?

 

In your Subject line you say "CD is no longer valid" but in the

text you write that Setup cannot find a previous version of

Windows. It is a little unclear which one is your problem. If

it is the latter then your currently installed version is probably

not a full retail version, hence the installation process cannot

locate it. You need to perform a full installation.

[Guest Daave]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Mr Mike wrote:

> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>

> Loading Files...

>

> Welcome to Setup...

> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

> To Repair... press R

> To quit... press F3

>

> Pressed ENTER

>

> License Agreement....

> F8 Agree

>

> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,

> setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>

> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

>

> Suggestions?

 

What is the make and model of the laptop? What OS was originally

installed on it? What was the method provided to return your PC to its

original condition: installation disk, recovery/restore disk, or hidden

recovery partition on the hard drive?

 

What specific problems were you experiencing in the first place that

prompted your repair install attempt? Is your laptop currently bootable?

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Is your XP cd an upgrade edition cd?

 

"Mr Mike" <mdgallaugher@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:gqicu3p6o282rnt8thhrl9ddhdhk9fefeb@4ax.com...

> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>

> Loading Files...

>

> Welcome to Setup...

> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

> To Repair... press R

> To quit... press F3

>

> Pressed ENTER

>

> License Agreement....

> F8 Agree

>

> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,

> setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>

> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

>

> Suggestions?

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Mr Mike wrote:

> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>

> Loading Files...

>

> Welcome to Setup...

> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

> To Repair... press R

> To quit... press F3

>

> Pressed ENTER

>

> License Agreement....

> F8 Agree

>

> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To continue,

> setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>

> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

>

 

 

When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to insert

the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're entitled to use

an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when prompted, and carry on.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

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Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

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killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

[Guest Daave]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Mr Mike wrote:

>> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

>> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>>

>> Loading Files...

>>

>> Welcome to Setup...

>> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

>> To Repair... press R

>> To quit... press F3

>>

>> Pressed ENTER

>>

>> License Agreement....

>> F8 Agree

>>

>> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

>> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>>

>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot

>> install.

>>

>

>

> When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to

> insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're

> entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when

> prompted, and carry on.

 

That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Of course. He'll find one. But I predict that that won't be the end of his

problems.

 

"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

news:e8gvn9PjIHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

>>> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>>>

>>> Loading Files...

>>>

>>> Welcome to Setup...

>>> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

>>> To Repair... press R

>>> To quit... press F3

>>>

>>> Pressed ENTER

>>>

>>> License Agreement....

>>> F8 Agree

>>>

>>> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

>>> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>>>

>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot

>>> install.

>>>

>>

>>

>> When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to

>> insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're

>> entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when

>> prompted, and carry on.

>

> That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

>

>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Daave wrote:

> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>> Snipped....

>>>

>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot

>>> install.

>>>

>>

>> When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to

>> insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're

>> entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when

>> prompted, and carry on.

>

> That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

>

>

 

 

Well, that is what he says he has. I can only assume that he can

accurately read the labeling of the CD he's holding in his hand.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

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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

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

[Guest PD43]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

>Is your XP cd an upgrade edition cd?

 

If it isn't... then why is it looking for a previous edition? Isn't

that only done with an upgrade version?

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

I'm trying to get him to look at what he using so we can all be on the same

page.

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

>

>>Is your XP cd an upgrade edition cd?

>

> If it isn't... then why is it looking for a previous edition? Isn't

> that only done with an upgrade version?

[Guest Daave]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Daave wrote:

>> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>>> Snipped....

>>>>

>>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot

>>>> install.

>>>>

>>>

>>> When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to

>>> insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're

>>> entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when

>>> prompted, and carry on.

>>

>> That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

> Well, that is what he says he has. I can only assume that he can

> accurately read the labeling of the CD he's holding in his hand.

 

I was under the impression that the disk he is holding in his hand is

the Upgrade disk. Unless I missed it, OP never did say if he had the

original media or not.

 

His post is a bit unclear. First he stated he had an "original XP Pro

CD, Retail, not OEM." He didn't specify if it was Full or Upgrade. And

I'm not sure what he meant by "original" either. Then he described what

happened when he booted from it. It appeared like he was trying to

perform a repair install. He later stated that:

> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>

> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

 

I assume the last sentence was qualifying his first one (i.e., his disk

is a Retail Upgrade of XP Pro). As you stated, OP simply needs to insert

the CD of the older, qualifying OS. But I don't see where he stated that

he has one (unless there's another post I'm not seeing).

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Daave wrote:

> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>> Daave wrote:

>>> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>>>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>>>> Snipped....

>>>>>

>>>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>>>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot

>>>>> install.

>>>>>

>

> I was under the impression that the disk he is holding in his hand is

> the Upgrade disk. Unless I missed it, OP never did say if he had the

> original media or not.

>

> His post is a bit unclear. First he stated he had an "original XP Pro

> CD, Retail, not OEM." He didn't specify if it was Full or Upgrade. And

> I'm not sure what he meant by "original" either. Then he described what

> happened when he booted from it. It appeared like he was trying to

> perform a repair install. He later stated that:

>

>> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

>> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>>

>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot install.

>

> I assume the last sentence was qualifying his first one (i.e., his disk

> is a Retail Upgrade of XP Pro). As you stated, OP simply needs to insert

> the CD of the older, qualifying OS. But I don't see where he stated that

> he has one (unless there's another post I'm not seeing).

>

>

 

 

It was there, if obscured. Look at the last paragraph of his original

post, quoted above.

 

I do agree, however, that his post, as a whole, is more than a little

unclear. Especially irksome is the fact that the subject line bears

absolutely no relationship to the contents of the post.

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

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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

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

[Guest Daave]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Daave wrote:

>> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>>> Daave wrote:

>>>> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>>>>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>>>>> Snipped....

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>>>>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot

>>>>>> install.

>>>>>>

>

>>

>> I was under the impression that the disk he is holding in his hand is

>> the Upgrade disk. Unless I missed it, OP never did say if he had the

>> original media or not.

>>

>> His post is a bit unclear. First he stated he had an "original XP Pro

>> CD, Retail, not OEM." He didn't specify if it was Full or Upgrade.

>> And I'm not sure what he meant by "original" either. Then he

>> described what happened when he booted from it. It appeared like he

>> was trying to perform a repair install. He later stated that:

>>

>>> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

>>> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>>>

>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>> install from scratch. I have valid Retail upgrade and cannot

>>> install.

>>

>> I assume the last sentence was qualifying his first one (i.e., his

>> disk is a Retail Upgrade of XP Pro). As you stated, OP simply needs

>> to insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS. But I don't see where

>> he stated that he has one (unless there's another post I'm not

>> seeing).

> It was there, if obscured. Look at the last paragraph of his original

> post, quoted above.

>

> I do agree, however, that his post, as a whole, is more than a little

> unclear. Especially irksome is the fact that the subject line bears

> absolutely no relationship to the contents of the post.

 

My reading is that OP tried to perform a repair install with his XP Pro

retail upgrade disk. He was unsuccessful. Then he tried a clean install

using the same disk (which of course won't work without the qualifying

OS media).

 

Of course we'll never know for sure what Mr. Mike is talking about if he

doesn't bother to make a second post...

[Guest Frank-FL]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

 

"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message news:e8gvn9PjIHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

>>> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>>>

>>> Loading Files...

>>>

>>> Welcome to Setup...

>>> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

>>> To Repair... press R

>>> To quit... press F3

>>>

>>> Pressed ENTER

>>>

>>> License Agreement....

>>> F8 Agree

>>>

>>> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

>>> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>>>

>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>> install from scratch. ****I have valid Retail upgrade**** and cannot

>>> install. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>>>

>>

>>

>> When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to

>> insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're

>> entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when

>> prompted, and carry on.

>

> That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

[Guest Daave]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

Frank-FL wrote:

> "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

> news:e8gvn9PjIHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>>> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

>>>> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>>>>

>>>> Loading Files...

>>>>

>>>> Welcome to Setup...

>>>> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

>>>> To Repair... press R

>>>> To quit... press F3

>>>>

>>>> Pressed ENTER

>>>>

>>>> License Agreement....

>>>> F8 Agree

>>>>

>>>> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

>>>> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>>>>

>>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>>> install from scratch. ****I have valid Retail upgrade**** and

>>>> cannot install. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to

>>> insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're

>>> entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when

>>> prompted, and carry on.

>>

>> That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

>>>> install from scratch. ****I have valid Retail upgrade****

 

Yes, Frank. We know he has an upgrade disk. That's not what Bruce was

talking about; he was referring to the *older* CD (which may not even be

in the possession of OP for all we know).

[Guest Frank-FL]

Re: Half way through reinstall of XP Pro, CD is no longer valid

 

 

"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message news:uVuPtO4jIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Frank-FL wrote:

>> "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

>> news:e8gvn9PjIHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Bruce Chambers wrote:

>>>> Mr Mike wrote:

>>>>> Laptop probelms forced me to go through reinstall.

>>>>> Booted from original XP Pro CD, Retail, not OEM.

>>>>>

>>>>> Loading Files...

>>>>>

>>>>> Welcome to Setup...

>>>>> To setup Windows XP, prices ENTER

>>>>> To Repair... press R

>>>>> To quit... press F3

>>>>>

>>>>> Pressed ENTER

>>>>>

>>>>> License Agreement....

>>>>> F8 Agree

>>>>>

>>>>> Setup cannit find previous version of WIndows Installed. To

>>>>> continue, setup need to verify.. bla, bla, bla.

>>>>>

>>>>> Yep, My previous attempt at a Repair failed, which forced me to

>>>>> install from scratch. ****I have valid Retail upgrade**** and

>>>>> cannot install. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> When performing a clean install using an Upgrade CD, you have to

>>>> insert the CD of the older, qualifying OS to prove that you're

>>>> entitled to use an Upgrade license. Simply insert that CD when

>>>> prompted, and carry on.

>>>

>>> That's assuming that the OP *has* such a disk...

>

>>>>> install from scratch. ****I have valid Retail upgrade****

>

> Yes, Frank. We know he has an upgrade disk. That's not what Bruce was

> talking about; he was referring to the *older* CD (which may not even be

> in the possession of OP for all we know).

 

Okie dokey

After rereading the OP's subject then post I should not even have replied.