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How to get past the license Agreement pages on XP pro re-install

  • 30-12-2007 2:24pm
    #1
    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭


    I want to do a complete re-install from scratch and while the XP pro OS disk boots up fine, I cant get past the multipage license agreement.

    I have a couple of XP OS disks and they all stop at the same place.

    Page up and down is all that works.

    Any thoughts please?:
    Thanks


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Scroll all the way to the bottom of the license pages to enable the next button.


  • #3
    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    feylya wrote: »
    Scroll all the way to the bottom of the license pages to enable the next button.

    Thanks: there is nothing at the end in the way of a next button:confused:

    I just hit escape now and it has rebooted.

    No, no F8


  • #4
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Is there something at the bottom of the screen that says "Press F8 to accept license"?


  • #5
    wheres me jumpa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,479 ✭✭✭wheres me jumpa


    Ive never heard of an issue with this screen before.


  • #6
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    I've only seen this on some systems from Dell where Windows was pre-installed and you get the graphical EULA upon first boot. There is a bug whereby the keyboard doesn't work with other USB devices attached (apart from keyboard and mouse) but your case is different.


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  • #7
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    On some eula's you have to scroll to the very end of the agreement before you can click "i agree"

    I suppose you've already gone to the very bottom? One there try tabbing around the screen to select the box if visible to accept?


  • #8
    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    Thanks guys: the disc I have been using is a genuine MS disk c/w holograms etc and I have the COA etc. What is irritating is that I have done this on a good few occasions before and no bother, in fact I dont ever recall seeing the EULA before.
    I have 3 pc's and 3 full licences and up to now no problem doing complete re-installs. All the stuff is registered as genuine MS s/w... etc
    A mystery indeed.
    Will try the other 2 pc's later in '07:) and see what happens.
    Happy New year!


  • #9
    ComputerNerd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭ComputerNerd


    i have the same xp home oem cd that i used on many computers nothing illegal, i always use the pcs liscence to install


    and i have noticed that on dell pcs the xp re-install gave a few different prompts, not sure if its hardware or the liscence key that caused the difference


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