I'm actually readying one of my systems for a reinstall. I'm going to try it myself and see if it works. That is, if I can find an UPGRADE version, as opposed to the full version I already have. ---Troth ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Carneal To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Pirate XP Problem I contacted four local techs here and asked. Two say this will work and two say it will not. Trevnal's answer was better than my own. Robert At 10:52 AM 8/19/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Will this work? Temporarily borrow an XP CD. Use the CD to format the hard >drive, but do NOT install an operating system. While that may not work, it >is all I can think of at the moment. >Robert To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk