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02-16-2006, 05:58 AM
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Windows XP
When i bought my original Windows XP installation disc i made a back up copy incase the original got damaged, i now need to install XP onto my new hard drive will i be able to use the back up copy as i have yet to find the original as it was put away for safe keeping.
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02-16-2006, 07:25 AM
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You'll need the CD key..
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02-16-2006, 07:48 AM
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I have the cd key.
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02-16-2006, 08:12 AM
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You may still have a problem. Unless you added a boot image, the disk most likely won't boot. XP doesn't copy disk to disk like previous MS os's did.
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02-16-2006, 02:55 PM
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UH, I don't know where that info came from, but I copy every one of my customer's XP Disks and product keys to keep on file should they ever lose one (which they do all of the time).
These disks boot perfectly and install perfectly. I have never had one single issue as a result of using a copy in place of the original. -Kev
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02-16-2006, 03:01 PM
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It all depends on exactly what you use to copy them. Some CD burning software's copy functions may not do it just right - I use Clone CD and it works fine.
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02-16-2006, 03:12 PM
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02-16-2006, 03:23 PM
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Last time I used Roxio to make a copy and it worked fine.
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02-16-2006, 06:19 PM
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The old Nero 5.0 works perfectly every time using the "copy entire disk" function.
-Kev Last edited by kev7555; 02-16-2006 at 06:24 PM. |
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I think we have backup copies of XP CD's that I believe were done using Nero express, although I cant remember the version. However, they were newer versions, and the copies seemed to work without a hitch!
HTH
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02-16-2006, 08:30 PM
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Ok, I've taken my public lumps. I made a copy of one of my XP SP2 disks with Nero 7 and it boots just fine. Probably just the loose nut on the mouse!
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