I've recently bought an Octane and i need some info to do a clean install,
my base cd's are 6.5.11 and i've got the 6.5.24 overlays.
Can i just upgrade using the software manager or do i need to execute some
patches first ?
Is there a possibility to use the overlays immediately during the install ?
Re: Backing up data ... > some spyware and adware that will not go away such as altnet and ... > such as the day I bought the computer? ... If you have a non-OEM installation (like a retail copy of ... XP) and you format the drive and clean install,... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: BSOD ... I just bought this computer which is refurbished.When i started it the first time i am having problems with it since then.First of all whenever i try to open any of the programs it crashes and i have been sending error reporting all the time.Secondly, After every 5 or more minutes the system restarts by itself. ... If you got the machine with a clean install of Windows on it, that makes the possibility of this being hardware failure greater. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
Re: how can I change computer name ... the reason i did not do a clean install that i bought the computer from ... I will do the clean install then. ... >> i bought a refurbished laptop that runs XP home SP2. ...reinstalling Windows XP is exactly what you should ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)
Re: OEM Install Restrictions ... only to find when I did a clean install of it the other day that the Activation Key was no longer valid. ... I rang Microsoft and they said that the key had been locked and there was nothing they could do about it but to call the place where I bought it from and ask for a new key. ... There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. ... If it's been more than 120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Rebooting computer to factory settings ...Noobhunter wrote: ... it was when i bought it, i want to get rid of everything on my computer and start over again. ... Either it's a recovery CD, a hidden partition on the hard drive with an image of the drive as received from the factory which you restore following the specific instructions for your system, or an installation CD with which you do a clean install.... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
