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Windows XP Pro disk thinks its upgrade version?

  • 12-03-2007 5:06pm
    #1
    Star Lord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭


    Decided on Friday to give my system a overhaul, and format the hard disk and re-install windows.

    I had built the PC myself a number of years ago, and had bought myself the full version of Windows XP Pro, as I wanted to have it all kosher, and had no problems installing it.

    Now when I went to re-install windows, it booted from the CD, but asked for a "valid qualifying copy of windows to use this upgrade product"...

    What the hell?

    Anyone even heard tell of this happening before?

    Any suggestions on what to do?

    (And yes I still have my license key, as it is a proper copy of XP pro)


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  • #2
    Howard the Duck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Howard the Duck


    If you have a copy of windows 95 98 ME or 2000 you can put that in when you get that message and then put the xp cd back in to continue the installation.
    If not you can boot into windows put in the cd and run the installation and chose "new installation" i think it is and that will preform a format and install xp.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Sounds like an upgrade CD

    what is the volume label on the CD ?

    or the part number on it ?

    put them in to google and see what it says


  • #4
    Star Lord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Didn't have an old copy of windows, and it's not an upgrade CD.

    Was a wierd situation, but I borrowed another XP Pro disk and used it to boot, and format the hard drive, then I quit the installation, and rebooted with my own disk in, and it installed no problem then!

    I think that the problem was I used "fixmbr" first so there wouldn't be any problems because of the bootloader that used to be on it, and after that it thought that windows was already installed... Least thats best sense I can make of it!


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