Windows XP Install on Old Dell

LilBuddy · Jun 30, 2008

My sister-in-law gave me her old Dell to clean viruses and spyware off of. There was something like 500 items that were cleaned off. I was thinking I could just delete everything and do a fresh install of Windows on it. I don't have any discs that came with it. I have a copy of Windos XP Pro but I don't want to use my cd key to activate it. The Dell has a Windows key on the side and I was wondering if I could somehow use that key to register it.

Thanks guys!

johnz · Jun 30, 2008

If your XP Pro is oem it /should/ work. You'll most likely fail activation, and have to call in, but you should be able to use it.

LilBuddy · Jun 30, 2008

Well the Dell has XP Home. Any diff?

meionm · Jun 30, 2008

Home key won't work on pro edition

corruption · Jun 30, 2008

You need an XP Home OEM disk....your XP Pro OEM disk will not work.

LilBuddy · Jun 30, 2008

It sucks that you buy a computer with a copy of Windows and you can't really do anything with the Windows once the computer dies.

Ebola · Jun 30, 2008

If you call dell you may be able to get a replacement disk or try this

http://support.dell.com/support/top...ackupcd_form?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&redirect=1

LilBuddy · Jun 30, 2008

I found a Dell Windows cd, I'm trying to install it now. If it won't work I guess I'll just use my Windows XP Pro.

LilBuddy · Jul 1, 2008

Ok, I found a Dell cd with Windows XP Home SP1 and it installed with no problems. It didn't even ask to register or anything.

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