darkness_ Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 I have Windows XP Corp on my desktop and I'm getting ready to install a new mobo and hard drive. However, I can no longer find my Win XP cd (although I do have my old Win 98 cd). I know there are extensive guides on how to create a Win XP cd, but those appear to only apply if you already have a CD from which to work (something I lack). What I'm wondering is if there is some way I can create a Win XP Corp CD from the OS on my hard drive. If not, does anyone have any suggestions for how I can go about reinstalling XP on my upgraded system?Thanks in advance.
IcemanND Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 if you have a copy of the i386 folder on your hard drive then you have everything you need but the boot info on the cd if the entire folder was copied. Otherwise find a cd.
Vadikan Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 If you purchased the OS legally and still have the CD-key, you can contact Microsoft. But I bet the CD-key was written on the CD with a black marker, because newbs don't usually deploy corporate versions I imagine you could find it again.
LLXX Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 Couldn't you just format the new HDD and copy *all* the files over, or do an Image copy?That's worked for me when I changed drives... after copying the files and FIXMBR'ing and FIXBOOT'ing the new drive from a final boot to the console on the old drive, just boot from the new drive.
nmX.Memnoch Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 He's changing motherboards as well though, so it's advisable to do a fresh install.However, a Corporate edition and you don't have the CD? Something tells me it's not a legal install anyway.
$unÐan¢e Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 New mobo = new machine = new license in the eyes of M$, I believe...........
nmX.Memnoch Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 The motherboard is a component of the computer. A new motherboard in the same computer is just an upgrade to the existing computer. The end result won't be two computers, it will be one upgraded computer.
Zxian Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 If you're a home user and you've got a copy of XP Corporate, then it's an illegal copy. If you have a legit VLK licence, you'd know to contact Microsoft for more installation media.Topic closed.
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