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Answer» I want to Install XP on old Dell Desktop. It came to me with XP home on it. The system is becoming difficult and SLOW, so I want to re install XP on it. What is the name of that Dell CD?Here is a picture: http://geek9pm.com/recovery_cd.png As you can see it says re installation CD for XP Pron SP2 since the PC came with ME, the Dell CD won't work... It will install drivers for whatever model(s) the CD was designed for. you'd be best going with the Retail XP CD to install; which you've said boots properly. you're in luck with an older PC at least on one count- XP will find and install all the proper drivers for most of your hardware right off the bat. (note I said Proper... not newest ) Quote since the PC came with ME, the Dell CD won't work... It will install drivers for whatever model(s) the CD was designed for. Thanks. I will just have to use the standard XP with it. The Dell L866r is a P3 machine. In theory, it is 'Vista Ready', or so it says in a book I have! My sister-in-law gave me the machine with no CDs. I have no way of knowing how she got XP on it. And when I went on-line it would pass the WGA thing and let me do downloads! It even did the SP3 on-line. After that, it got weird. So I wanted to replace it with a Dell SP2. But the Dell CD is for another machine will not install on this old L866r! This does not make SENSE. I have not been drinking. I took my medicine today. Can a computer go insane? It is DRIVING me insane! Anyway, I got it up and running find with my standard XP SP2 with no issue.I am not going to put SP3 on it for sure! "Vista ready"... it doesn't even meet the requirements! sneaky manufacturers I'm confused though- what doesn't make sense? Code: [Select]I'm confused though- what doesn't make sense? Huh No I am the kone that is confused. She gave me the L866r "as is" wit no CDs. But ishe is not the tech type. I don't think she put XP one it. It had XP Home. But the COA on the side was for ME. I just supposed that it must have been an upgrade from Dell. Well, if it was, the standard Dell recovery CD is not the right CD for the upgrade. I think they should have a policy that besides having the COA on the side of the machine, there should be a CD pasted inside the cover. Or something like that. Either that or the Windows core system should be in ROM and can not be zapped by any kind of bad software. I just got another Dell system with XP pro with a P4 HT and it does NOT have a disk, But in my collection of OEM OS I have two Dell disks. I wonder if either of them will work on my new Dell. I was told they work on all Dell machines. I would guess any Dell L866r with a P3 does not qualify. Oh well, I didn't like iti very much anyway. Maybe I will put Linux on it. If you go to the Dell web site, They tell you how to make a Windows restore CD from the system you have installed. I am going to have to do that for the new machine before I get on the internet. But I have to get on the internet to download the package! Is that a catch 22? Maybe nest week. I need time to think this over. You could always *try* the disk. It is, after all- worth a shot. If you had a standard OEM XP CD, I would go with that. the recovery disks provided by Dell would LIKELY revert back to when it was new. (AKA: bundled crapware galore). Remember the original IBM PC, and how it had BASIC right in the ROM? That was pretty neat, IMO... especially since even floppy drives were prohibitively expensive. Quote Either that or the Windows core system should be in ROMalthough I can see what you mean... how would that work for Linux or other OS's though? It would be neat if the core boot files could be "flashed" to an EPROM chip on the motherboard- and a jumper required to change what is on the chip, too. the dell utility would (if it even works, who knows) likely create a system restore CD for windows ME. Quote It would be neat if the core boot files could be "flashed" to an EPROM chip on the motherboard- and a jumper required to change what is on the chip, too.I JUST HAD A FLASH! NO Jumpers! A mercury switch! Lay the case down, horizontal to BRING up Windows! Upright and it starts in Linux! Get it? When you are lazy, put the box in the horizontal position! Would that work on a laptop Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 16, 2009, 07:38:12 PM QuoteIt would be neat if the core boot files could be "flashed" to an EPROM chip on the motherboard- and a jumper required to change what is on the chip, too.I JUST HAD A FLASH! did you take your pills today? I was late taking my pills today. So I drank more coffee to make up for it. I will be here until about 1 am. |
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