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Windows Vista Chat & Support
Uninstalling Longhorn
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iandotcom
PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:11 pm Reply with quote

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Hi Everyone,

I'm getting quite chewed up with Longhorn being a bit slow, even thought I have a 512MB, 2.5GHz System. I'm wanting to reinstall Windows XP Home, but when I insert the disk, the arrow that you need to install it with is greyed-out. anino
Can anyone help me? notworthy

If so You are cool and i'll be wootlaugh.

Thanks,

Ian
 
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Paul Hoskins
PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:25 pm Reply with quote

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I think you need to boot from the CD...not just insert it. Put it in the CD_ROM and restart the computer...amke sure that your BIOS is set to boot from the CD first and see what happens.

Paul
 
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iandotcom
PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:29 am Reply with quote

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Hi,

I tried booting it from the CD, but when I got it to install, it told me to install a full version of Windows XP or earlier versions.
 
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iandotcom
PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:59 am Reply with quote

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Longhorn
To XP or not XP, That is the Question, cry
From Longhorn is me, to see, what it could be, hmmm
All I wanted is to be free, to see, lol
But what I see, wasn't ment for me. anino

From the CTRL of logon, saywhat
To the wait of logoff, mad
From the crash of explorer, rolleyes
The irony get even morer. oops

So If it was not to be, saywhat
Why did Microsoft make it, for us to see? whistle
 
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Paul Hoskins
PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 1:59 pm Reply with quote

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Ah...you have the Upgrade Version...what you need is a copy of a previous version of Windows to prove that you are legally allowed to use your version. There should be an option to put a Win98(or other) CD in so that the isntallation program can look at it. You may have to point it to the Win98 directory on the CD.

Paul
 
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