System Restore

[Minicoop503]

Re: System Restore

for that microsoft thing, do i need a xp cd to do it?

[imported_nismojspec]

Re: System Restore

for that microsoft thing, do i need a xp cd to do it?

+1
i wanna know that too

[camper.]

Re: System Restore

Did I not just post the link? *sigh*

[Minicoop503]

Re: System Restore

yes, but you dont need a a cd to make it work right? just that program.

[Zanzibar_rocker]

Re: System Restore

Does that mean that if the comp came with windows you would have to buy another xp disc. I am doing the same thing i have got a non genuine copy of windows could i use my code to register it. Sorry for the hijack.

Turn out the lights, and board up your windows!

[imported_nismojspec]

Re: System Restore

hey guys just answer the question straight up.....do i need to xp cd? i have a retail genuine copy of the windows xp i just lost the cd, i do have the code though

[Minicoop503]

Re: System Restore

It'll say "Setup will now restart your computer and continue after. Please remove any floppy disks from their drives.", or something to that effect, and there will be a 15 second delay and a red progress bar to show it (it's not doing anything in these 15 seconds, just giving you time), and as soon as you see the red bar, you can turn off the PC, and swap the motherboards. Then you can simply restart (make 100% sure you have EVERYTHING plugged in properly, double and triple check, the amount of grief I got from the bloody CPU heatsink, you don't want to know), and windows will finish off the setup process, which should take about 20mins. The most important bit of this is simply redetecting the hardware.


But like I said, don't bother. Just go to the Microsoft site, download the Deploy tools from there (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...isplaylang=en), then extract the CAB file to wherever with WinRAR, and finally, run Sysprep.exe with the "mini setup", "Detect non-plug and play devices" and "reseal" boxes ticked. Then it'll shut down the PC, and you can swap the mobo, and finally, restart and get a fresh XP install without losing all your updates and hotfixes and settings.

On the other hand, a repair installation / in-place upgrade might just iron out some annoying & persistent XP bugs you've been having.

hey, i d/l'd that and when i run it, i cant check or uncheck those two boxes you said. They are just grayed out

[imported_nismojspec]

Re: System Restore

PM the guy