reinstalling xp on laptop with different cd [fixed] - Page 2

Liam · 06-10-2007

Ok update incase anyone wants to know how i got on:

After i formatted the laptop...

It worked fine, i used my XP disk from my old pc and used the serial from the laptop to register it. No problems at all, i didn't even have to ring through microsoft.

I found all the drivers on acer website that i put on a cd and installed them all, again with no problems.

I did notice that the acer does infact have a hidden partition, which only appeared when i used the xp cd to wipe the HD. So i might buy the xp recovery cd for this laptop to make things easier for anyone else who may want to reinstall it at a later date.

Thank you for all the help guys, really appreciate the input and the help =)

radar · 06-10-2007

Hey that's great news,
I'll mark this as fixed, many thanks to Elpmek and Rodents for the input.

06-10-2007	#9
radar Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 568 PC Experience: Very Experienced	Hey that's great news, I'll mark this as fixed, many thanks to Elpmek and Rodents for the input. __________________ Did we help you? If we did, please Donate

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06-10-2007	#8
Liam Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 14	Ok update incase anyone wants to know how i got on: After i formatted the laptop... It worked fine, i used my XP disk from my old pc and used the serial from the laptop to register it. No problems at all, i didn't even have to ring through microsoft. I found all the drivers on acer website that i put on a cd and installed them all, again with no problems. I did notice that the acer does infact have a hidden partition, which only appeared when i used the xp cd to wipe the HD. So i might buy the xp recovery cd for this laptop to make things easier for anyone else who may want to reinstall it at a later date. Thank you for all the help guys, really appreciate the input and the help =)