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Banzai
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 Posted: 06/23/04 - 18:44 Post subject: Installing XP over Win2000
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Anyone do this?
Any hitches?
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Nuldaan
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Posted: 06/23/04 - 19:10 Post subject:
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I've done it quite a bit. I never had any problems unless the Win2k installation was messed up already.
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Banzai
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Posted: 06/23/04 - 19:22 Post subject:
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Sweet, thanks!
Do you use retail or the crack?
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Overon
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Joined: 14 Oct 2002
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Posted: 06/23/04 - 20:05 Post subject:
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id never install over anything
only fresh
installing over always causes some subtle problem
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atarom
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 06/23/04 - 20:32 Post subject:
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yeah why not just format and start over?
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Xion
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 00:38 Post subject:
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Reinstalling windows without formatting is like repainting a car without stripping it down and re-priming it.
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Tolanin
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 01:07 Post subject:
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| Xion wrote: | | Reinstalling windows without formatting is like repainting a car without stripping it down and re-priming it. |
so it will look bad but still run fine? BAD ANALOGY
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ATM Banana
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 01:55 Post subject:
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hahaha, pwnt
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kemble
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Location: MI
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 08:21 Post subject:
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reformat first and you will save yourself from having to do it in a few months when you realize its running like crap.
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wellspoken
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:11 Post subject:
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dirty installs suck.
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Obmar
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:12 Post subject:
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format c: is your friend
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wellspoken
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:13 Post subject:
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| Obmar wrote: | | format c: is your friend |
i wouldn't format c: on winxp =p
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Obmar
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Joined: 22 Oct 2002
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:14 Post subject:
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he's not on XP .. yet 
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wellspoken
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:20 Post subject:
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| Obmar wrote: | | he's not on XP .. yet |
you can delete and create partitions from the windows xp disk =)
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Obmar
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:22 Post subject:
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well now that's another way
but thats different than formatting
fdisk is also your friend - but only on a boot disk with DOS 
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Nuldaan
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:28 Post subject:
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| Banzai wrote: | Sweet, thanks!
Do you use retail or the crack? |
Either one works fine. Be sure you have a good crack though...some keys won't allow you to update your copy.
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wellspoken
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:31 Post subject:
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| Obmar wrote: | well now that's another way
but thats different than formatting
fdisk is also your friend - but only on a boot disk with DOS |
Why would you go through all that trouble tho?
Much easier to do it from the winxp disk.
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Obmar
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Joined: 22 Oct 2002
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:33 Post subject:
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cause i'm old school like that i guess
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Banzai
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Posted: 06/24/04 - 17:34 Post subject:
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| Nuldaan wrote: | | Banzai wrote: | Sweet, thanks!
Do you use retail or the crack? |
Either one works fine. Be sure you have a good crack though...some keys won't allow you to update your copy. |
Crap, how will I know if it's good on the install?
I got the Media version, whatever the f**k that means. There was another 2001 XP which seemed a little old but was on bittorrent. They also listed service pack 1 and 2 which were almost as big as the install. Do I really need the SP?
I just started downloading it last night and it should be done when I get home.
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