J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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right i need WINDOWS XP for my computer ,i currently have windows ME. my dads computer came with XP is it poss for me to use his software,takin into account his computer is IBM and mine is TINY,
help! cheers
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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if its a system restore disk, you wont be able to use it. If its an OEM XP disc, then you can 
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Inta-Corsa
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Registered: 8th Jun 03
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probably not, as with windows xp you usually have to activate it with microsoft.
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J da Silva
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ok i dont know anything bout comps, whats that again? in english plz 
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Inta-Corsa
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microsoft have put added security in windows xp meaning you have to get a code from them to let your windows run for more than 30 days or it shuts down. this usually means that they wont let you install it on more than one pc.
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J da Silva
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so that means i gotta buy it then, any ideas how much?
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Inta-Corsa
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what you need is a copy of windows xp pro corporate edition. its designed to be installed on multiple computers and doesnt need activating, also xp pro is better than xp home edition if thats what you've got. but you will need a cd key with the corporate version
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Inta-Corsa
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home is about £70-80 and pro is about £130 i think. i have a copy of corporate tho
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
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lol fuck microsofts activation scheme. Ive put my copy of XP on about 20 other machines so far, all you do to activate it is phone them up and say you've upgraded your machine and reinstalled XP!
It the daftest scheme ever.
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Inta-Corsa
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never tried that. try that then
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
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yer my mate a pc engineer put xp pro on my computer, all it was was a copy, only charged me £20 i think
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Mikorsa16v
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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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get the upgrade version, you can still do a full install from this as you have ME, this is what i have done
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modded_corsa
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Registered: 9th May 03
Location: Middlesbrough
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or why not just get the security code from www.cracks.am find xp editiion and ur away 
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DAYZEE
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Or get a corporate disk with no activation.
Like mine!
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Leighton
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Registered: 21st Feb 01
Location: Liverpool
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no you wont be able to use it the xp disk will have been made for IBM PC's and only install on an IBM
XP home is £65
XP Pro is £100
Leighton
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J da Silva
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which is best for me leighton?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Pro contains some extra stuff for networking, security, stuff like that. If you're unsure then thats probably answered the question for you, you don't need that crap.
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Leighton
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Registered: 21st Feb 01
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if you have a network Pro if you don't home is just as good.
Me personaly eather way would go for Pro
Leighton
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