Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Clean install of Windows XP

  • 05-10-2012 10:36PM
    #1
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,651 ✭✭✭✭


    I know this is a pretty random request, but I have an old PC which I need to reinstall XP on. I have the key for it (it's XP Pro) but I don't have any install discs/etc. Any ideas? I don't need to keep anything on the hard drive, so can simply nuke it...


Comments

  • #2
    Lenny
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    If you have a genuine key then why not just [ borrow a CD ]


  • #3
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    There is no legal downloading XP... but make sure you grab the OEM and not the retail version, or your key won't work. ;)


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,078 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    check on the manufactures site for the reisntall procedure , there may be a hidden restore partiton / disk maker utility

    also get all drivers you will need

    for example early releases of XP didn't suport SATA drives, "Do not pass GO , do not collect $200" on the reboot if you hadn't pressed F6 and inserted driver disk


Advertisement