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02-18-2009
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| | Help with clean install of XP over Vista (new computer) Hi, I just bought a new desktop cpu that came loaded with Vista. I tried loading XP Professional (clean install) as soon as I plugged the new cpu in. However, it own't install. It sets up a partition, and loads some files, then it simply reboots, and has you repeat the setup all over. Someone in our IT dept says I must buy a new hard drive because this one was set up for 64 bit? I'm not savvy enough to understand that, but it doesn't seem right to get rid of a brand new hard drive ... help!?!? -- jusfishn |
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02-18-2009
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| | Re: Help with clean install of XP over Vista (new computer) You need to find a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it. This group is for "DotNet" developers (programmers) who use the DotNet Framework. "jusfishn" <mda@xxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message news:4576D2A8-93E4-439A-B5BB-C9E78824AC47@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, I just bought a new desktop cpu that came loaded with Vista. I tried > loading XP Professional (clean install) as soon as I plugged the new cpu > in. > However, it own't install. It sets up a partition, and loads some files, > then it simply reboots, and has you repeat the setup all over. Someone in > our IT dept says I must buy a new hard drive because this one was set up > for > 64 bit? I'm not savvy enough to understand that, but it doesn't seem > right > to get rid of a brand new hard drive ... help!?!? > -- > jusfishn |
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02-18-2009
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| | Re: Help with clean install of XP over Vista (new computer) Ok, thanks for the suggestion! -- jusfishn "sloan" wrote: Quote: > You need to find a newsgroup with the name "windows" in it. > > This group is for "DotNet" developers (programmers) who use the DotNet > Framework. > > > > "jusfishn" <mda@xxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message > news:4576D2A8-93E4-439A-B5BB-C9E78824AC47@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi, I just bought a new desktop cpu that came loaded with Vista. I tried > > loading XP Professional (clean install) as soon as I plugged the new cpu > > in. > > However, it own't install. It sets up a partition, and loads some files, > > then it simply reboots, and has you repeat the setup all over. Someone in > > our IT dept says I must buy a new hard drive because this one was set up > > for > > 64 bit? I'm not savvy enough to understand that, but it doesn't seem > > right > > to get rid of a brand new hard drive ... help!?!? > > -- > > jusfishn > > |
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02-19-2009
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| | Re: Help with clean install of XP over Vista (new computer) Do it like Sloan said. However, the change that you have to buy a new disk is almost zero. Cor "jusfishn" <mda@xxxxxx(donotspam)> wrote in message news:4576D2A8-93E4-439A-B5BB-C9E78824AC47@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, I just bought a new desktop cpu that came loaded with Vista. I tried > loading XP Professional (clean install) as soon as I plugged the new cpu > in. > However, it own't install. It sets up a partition, and loads some files, > then it simply reboots, and has you repeat the setup all over. Someone in > our IT dept says I must buy a new hard drive because this one was set up > for > 64 bit? I'm not savvy enough to understand that, but it doesn't seem > right > to get rid of a brand new hard drive ... help!?!? > -- > jusfishn |
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