[PCWorks] PCWorks] Repairing XP pro
- From: ED GIBBS <edgibbs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:19:46 -0800
Hello PC Folks,
I shelved Windows Vista Home Basic on my Laptop and Windows Vista Home
Premium on my
Desktop. Installed dual boot with Linspire and Windows XP on both systems.
Also, I use Mozilla Firefox versus Microsoft Internet Explorer and also
use Mozilla Thunderbird
for my email on both systems. I no longer use Microsoft Office, which is
definitely priced
out of the market for me, although I have used MS Office from it's
inception and loved it over the
others. Now I use Open Office 2.3 which is is free-ware and works just
great for my Spreadsheets,
Text Documents, Presentations, Database and Drawings. And the Price is
FREE. The systems are
compatible with MS Programs. . .(SMILE)
I confess, "I'm a non-conformer". . .LOL
ED Gibbs
Chuck M Harris wrote:
> Hi all,
> I mentioned the Dell CD because I've had no trouble with it when doing
> repair installs on Dells (until IE7 reared its ugly non-repairing head).
> I've typically had exactly the opposite result when using the same or
> different product keys with retail and OEM versions of XP CDs that Clint
> and Hugh have experienced. As I recall, Microsoft started the activation
> process with XP so as to keep OS pirating in check. (I am not suggesting
> that anyone on the list is pirating XP). It does occur to me though that
> Microsoft is looking at a potentially massive lawsuit regarding the
> problem of repair installs and IE7. Most endusers who have XP (with SP2)
> will also have Automatic Updates turned on. Therefore they will have had
> IE7 installed/pushed on them as a direct result. Some people will see
> this whole process as another BS method by Microsoft to force people to
> take drastic, time consuming and possibly expensive actions such as: 1)
> backing everything up, formatting and reinstalling XP and all their
> programs and data backups plus all the updates, or 2) feel forced to
> jettison XP and upgrade to Vista (maybe along with a new computer). It is
> true that Microsoft and large computer manufacturing companies would
> stand to profit under this scenario.
> Chuck
>
>
>
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:47:11 -0600 "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks
> Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com"
> <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> I've never used IE7 so I couldn't speak for what a happens with
>> an XP repair using it.
>>
>> The Product ID key "could" be an issue I guess if a different
>> CD is used and it happens to be one that won't work with
>> certain ID's, but that should be rare because their Product
>> ID's can be used with numerous CD's. I believe they have (or
>> at least use to have) a set amount of Product ID's for millions
>> of CD's.
>>
>> I've only done this with true OEM CD's, not any PC-branded OS
>> CD's.
>> -Clint
>>
>> God Bless
>> Clint Hamilton, Owner
>> http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
>> http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
>> http://Computer-Hardware-Sales-Consumer-Electronics-Sales.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck M Harris"
>>
>> Hi Peter and all,
>> I'm afraid I have to disagree with these answers somewhat.
>> First, there
>> are reports that having IE7 on the machine will cause problems
>> with a
>> repair install. If you can uninstall IE7 first, then do so. If
>> there
>> aren't any other problems, you can reinstall it later. Other
>> problems
>> I've experienced are: Micosoft not always allowing reactivation
>> with a
>> different disc (and product key) - if this happens, XP may not
>> load
>> properly until this is resolved; I believe M$ has been more
>> generous
>> lately if you tell them that you're simply doing a
>> reinstall/repair
>> install due to some sort of crash. I believe there may be one
>> or two
>> other little problems that could pop up, but I'm not
>> remembering them
>> right now. I know a Dell XP CD will do well on Dell's for this
>> purpose. I
>> know that Gateway and HP have similar XP CDs, but am unsure
>> about their
>> repair install worth.
>> HTH, Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:09:57 -0600 "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks
>> Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com"
>>
>>> writes:
>>> I don't see why that would make any difference. Come to
>>> think
>>> of it, I did the repair thing on another PC over here that's
>>> XP
>>> Pro SP1, and I used a copy of my XP Pro SP2 CD to run the
>>> repair. So it obviously doesn't matter.
>>> -Clint
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Peter Kaulback"
>>>
>>> A colleague far in northern Ontario phoned me the other day
>>> asking if it
>>> was possible to run the xp repair on a licensed xp pro
>>> equipped
>>> laptop
>>> with a copied xp pro disc. He doesn't have his disc at the
>>> hunting lodge
>>> but someone had the copy and if he waits the flight out of
>>> there is in 3
>>> weeks, when he needs it fixed yesterday :(. They have only
>>> satellite
>>> phone there and no internet so he is in a bind.
>>>
>>> So is there any unforeseen problems with this working
>>> properly?
>>>
>>> I know there is no difference between retail, OEM and
>>> corporate
>>> volume
>>> discs save for the activation software missing on the latter
>>> but he
>>> doesn't want to trash everything either.
>>>
>>> Peter Kaulback
>>>
>>>
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