Re: [PCWorks] Repairing XP pro
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:47:11 -0600
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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