If it's not activated, you'll keep receiving a nag screen to do so, and it'll quit working after 30 days.Īnd like I said before, you can't use the same 25-digit serial number from that CD if it's already been activated in another computer. Once the install process is complete, Microsoft needs to be contacted so XP can be activated. Just follow the directions as each window appears. Once you boot from the XP CD, you'll need to delete the current C: partition, create a new C: partition, format the new C: partition with the NTFS file system, then install XP. (If your computer doesnt have a CD drive, buy an external. Step 1: Insert the CD-RW or DVD-RW into your computer. If you want to reformat the hard drive, or C: drive, you cannot do so while Windows is running How to Format a CD/DVD in Windows 10. display adapter, sound device, dial-up modem, high-speed network card), but you should have access to them, just in case you need to download and install them. You can format a computers drive from within the Windows interface except for the system drive. The install process of XP should provide most of the drivers for the hardware in that computer(i.e.
You didn't mention if that CD is the original version, the SP1 version, or the SP2 version of XP.
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