im selling my laptop ,so i want to do a reinstall of my windows xp,but i dont have the disc ,i do have a win 98 install disc ,will that do ,i have xp sticker with licence number on back of pc,ive got a dell inspiron 7500,and how do i do it if the disc is ok to use ,thank you for any help.dont think this pc has a return to factory settings ,i wouldnt know where to look anyway,not to good on pcs.thanks
2007-12-02 00:48:30 · 5 answers · asked by thomas_vcky 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
hi ,i already have xp on my pc,download another one someone said,but where from please ,a link maybe please,sorry im not to good on pcs,ive written down the license number ,seems like i cant use the win 98 disc to restore to factory settings ,then reinstall win xp professional .
2007-12-02 01:19:42 · update #1
Your PC should have come either with an XP CD; XP recovery CD or been setup with a RECOVERY PARTITION
Contact supplier of the machine to check.
If a "recovery set" then this will load all drivers etc for you.
IF you need to use a "proper XP CD" to install you will ALSO need ALL the relevant drivers. Asn supplier for links to these files too !
2007-12-02 01:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by stu_the_kilted_scot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a friend that has a XP disk you can use it or any XP disk and use your XP COA on your laptop so everything is ok. I have used the same XP cd on over 100 computers that had their own XP COA and just input that code into the COA box that comes up during install and all have worked so far. Thanks
2007-12-02 01:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by computer_surplus2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi thomas
windows 98 is different to windows xp installation,unlike windows xp windows 98 will not boot from cd
it needs a start up disk,which is avalible for download from http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm(choose windows 98se >mirror),once you have downloaded this then execute the file and follow the instructions for transfer to a floppy disk,you will need a formatted 1.44mb floppy disk
when you have created the floppy disk you then need to set your bios boot order to floppy disk first so you can boot from floppy
to do this press delete at start up to enter set up,then press advanced bios features and there you can change the boot order,once you have changed the boot order go back to the main set up screen and save and exit set up to save any changes to the cmos
after you have done this insert your windows 98 start up disk and restart the p.c,upon reboot the p.c will boot from floppy and the windows 98 start up disk will initialize
choose to use "with cd rom support" and then wait for the disk to finish loading
you may need to create partitions or change the file system before you can install windows 98,to do this you need to type "fdisk" at the dos prompt,this will take you to the fdisk option screen,follow the instructions there
finally to install windows 98 you need to type "win98se/setup.exe" and then return
windows 98 will now start installing
any problems let me know
good luck thomas !
2007-12-02 01:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just download XP from a torrent site and then use your KEY for install..
Use KEYFinder to get your key from the XP you are using now:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
Hope this helps & good luck,
2007-12-02 00:55:00 · answer #4 · answered by ..::|QATAR|::.. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download & burn it on cd & make your Own Win*** X* CD, easly obtainable from bittorrent, donot thk any one would like your laptop with windows 98 !! all the latest Broadband & software are not competible, need more help, Buzz me
2007-12-02 00:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋