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| 198050 | 2003-12-07 04:30:00 | Would the 'PC Company Recovery Disc' install WindowsXP on a new hard-drive? | Craig (448) | ||
| 198051 | 2003-12-07 04:36:00 | should do. i think someone here has done it. however make sure the pc will work with the new drive. a poster once had to flash his bios so the drive would work but the recovery disk woudn't work as the bios flash made the pc a "non-PcCO pc". | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 198052 | 2003-12-07 04:44:00 | Damn PC Company... | Craig (448) | ||
| 198053 | 2003-12-07 04:48:00 | not really......comman problem to all supermarket pc's. some even require there own make of hardrive otherwise the recovery cd will not work. you get what pay for ;-) | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 198054 | 2003-12-07 04:49:00 | > should do. i think someone here has done it. however > make sure the pc will work with the new drive. a > poster once had to flash his bios so the drive would > work but the recovery disk woudn't work as the bios > flash made the pc a "non-PcCO pc". I think it will only work if you still have the copy of XP (as installed by the PCCo) on a hidden partition. If its anything like a PackardBell computer, then you need the original OS still on the harddrive as well as having to uninstall all aditional installed components. ie: it has to be exactly like it left the factory |
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| 198055 | 2003-12-07 04:52:00 | p/s: If your computers original harddrive is no longer installed in the computer, and you are trying to install a fresh copy of XP, then it will be fat cheese I am afraid. You will have to buy a new copy of XP |
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| 198056 | 2003-12-07 05:51:00 | the ast few PcCo pc's i had a look at didn't have a hidden partion. mind you the could have well changes their methods a few times over the years. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 198057 | 2003-12-07 07:21:00 | Try it Craig, what have you got to lose? | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 198058 | 2003-12-07 07:40:00 | Just wondering as if I am to buy a new PC I'd rather avoid the cost of buying Windows, so I can get a better PC. I could go the linux way, just would prefer Windows. Don't have the computer or the money yet anyway. | Craig (448) | ||
| 198059 | 2003-12-07 08:56:00 | I have a feeling you are going to have to anyway. A computer needs a good OS Isn't it "illegle" to use an OEM on another computer anyway? |
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