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| Thread ID: 50520 | 2004-10-23 04:38:00 | Install XP Pro on Toshiba Laptop | twelvevolts (2623) | Press F1 |
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| 283823 | 2004-10-23 04:38:00 | Well I decided to wipe XP Pro off my work Toshiba laptop and put Fedora on it - as you do. So now I go to reinstall XP Pro (but not from the original CD) using my own CD and serial number and tells me the number is wrong even though it works fine in my desktop. I tried the serial number that was on the laptop before and that didn't work either. Installed Mandrake 10 now and that works fine but tried ME and that wouldn't install. Maybe the laptop just likes Linux and is refusing to revert to Windows. What's the story?? |
twelvevolts (2623) | ||
| 283824 | 2004-10-23 22:40:00 | > Installed Mandrake 10 now and that works fine but > tried ME and that wouldn't install. Maybe the laptop > just likes Linux and is refusing to revert to > Windows. > > What's the story?? ?????????????????? |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 283825 | 2004-10-23 23:21:00 | So now I go > to reinstall XP Pro (but not from the original CD) > using my own CD and serial number are you using a legit win xp disk?? |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 283826 | 2004-10-24 02:25:00 | I am using a legit Windows XP Pro disks, one a "Students and Teachers" disk and the other a Corporate version. My ME disk is legit too and works on every other machine I've ever tried it on. The laptop runs Mandrake quite nicely and Fedora as well. So why won't it except a windows disk saying the code is not legitimate? I appreciate I couldn't activate the students and teachers disk, but I can't even get to the point where you would activate it. Corporate disk doesn't need activation anyway. |
twelvevolts (2623) | ||
| 283827 | 2004-10-24 05:14:00 | strange, very strange | Prescott (11) | ||
| 283828 | 2004-10-24 06:38:00 | You got me me confused now >"So now I go to reinstall XP Pro (but not from the original CD) using my own CD and serial number and tells me the number is wrong even though it works fine in my desktop. I tried the serial number that was on the laptop before and that didn't work either."< >>"I appreciate I couldn't activate the students and teachers disk, but I can't even get to the point where you would activate it. Corporate disk doesn't need activation anyway. "<< You cant install xp or you can't activate it ? |
the highlander (245) | ||
| 283829 | 2004-10-24 08:08:00 | I am even more confused . We are talking about Windows XP here, the operating system? How long has there been a "teachers and students" version of Windows XP? Microsoft Office, yes there is such a version . But Windows XP OS as "teachers and students"? Or have I missed something important in life? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 283830 | 2004-10-24 08:59:00 | Academic? D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 283831 | 2004-10-24 10:01:00 | Quite right it is "academic" - I was getting it confused with office . Anyway it doesn't work with my Corporate disk either or ME so don't get hung up on the type so much - it doesn't seem to work with any windows version full stop . This has it's compensations though - the 3D line game in Mandrake can absorb several hours all by itself . So any ideas before I take this back to work on Tuesday morning?? |
twelvevolts (2623) | ||
| 283832 | 2004-10-24 10:28:00 | >>Anyway it doesn't work with my Corporate disk What makes a Corporate install is the CD Key not the disk. Did you uninstall xp or just do a partionless install of fedora which means you use a fedora boot disk to start up your machine, if this is true when you try and reinstall xp it is comparing the key used on a earlier install to the key you are trying to use now and if they don't match you get the situation you are now in. Format and reinstall. Also if you are using black listed cd key Bill is gonna know (well not really but product activation maybe difficult) |
beama (111) | ||
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