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VegasPhil

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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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19th May 05 at 11:09

Might do a format on my machine at home. Will a Dell Windows XP Home CD work if I use the Product Key from my computer? I have a Compaq S5200UK machine at the moment.

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James

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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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19th May 05 at 11:11

So long as its home edition CD and a home edition key, wont work with a professional key.

You got the drivers CD for your comp?

Very time consuming if you dont

VegasPhil

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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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19th May 05 at 11:13

Nah I haven't. It's running really slooooooooow though. Might just use System Restore and go to Factory Settings then...

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Andrew

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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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19th May 05 at 11:19

I tried an XP Home Ed off a MEDION lappy on a Parkard Bell lappy and changed the code to the Home Ed one off the PB but it told me to fuck off

*So i went the special shop for XP Pro*

James

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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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19th May 05 at 11:20

Well if you dont have the CD theres 3 things you can do.....

Get the drivers off the Compaq website (they might have them all in the same place for your comp)

Or find out wots in ur computer and find the drivers on the internet one by one

Ask compaq for another CD

Andrew

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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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19th May 05 at 11:22

Install the operating system of your choice and then just go to Windows Update. All off your drivers will probably be there. Make sure the special shop version is special so you can do this

Rebrabuk

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Registered: 28th Mar 04
Location: North East
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19th May 05 at 11:26

I advise you not to download hardware drivers from Windows Update site.

Leighton

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Registered: 21st Feb 01
Location: Liverpool
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19th May 05 at 11:32

a dell CD wont work they are made for dell boxes.
if you have a standard cd and your product key it will work but i am sure the dell cd will need a dell comp

James_DT

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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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19th May 05 at 12:38

The DELL CD will be Windows Home XP OEM, and the key that came with your computer will also be Windows XP HOME OEM, so in theory it should work.

Leighton

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Registered: 21st Feb 01
Location: Liverpool
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19th May 05 at 12:48

im talking hardware i am sure the dell cd will look for dell hardware and wont install if it dose not find any.
i have never had a dell but i remember something with a dell verson so windvd ages ago and it would not load on any of the boxes here???
give it a try it wont hurt and let me know the outcome

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