boot disk

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

righty windows Xp. I have th efloppy's but no cd.

This pc I am on has windows xp and we even bought it but the pillock thats my mums mate who no one can find or contact has taken the cd and done who knows what with it. Basically I need a cd to get anothe rpc working. This one coudl also do with a format.

Any suggestions?

Xp Pro btw.

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

http://www.bootdisk.com/

Think you find what you need on there

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

can't get if all from there that actually works, older stuff yeah not the new

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Or download it. Not that not hard to do. You need to find the Volume lience version.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

you can not install XP Pro on 2 machines using the same key.
Each machine has to have its own seperate key (i'm sure you already knew this)

If you have lost the key to your current xp pro machine that you wish to reinstall it on then there is a nice little program u can use to retrive the key, note it down and than you can reinstall xp pro to that machine.

Key finder app

you don't need your original cd, borrow a copy or DL a copy off the net

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

If you want key's I know where there are. some small Fat dude called Chunk as about 5 A4 page's of them. All tho' this as to be done via's PM's

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 395

What is it exactly you are after?

Windows XP doesn't use a boot disk as it is all included in the XP install disk.

To carry out a full install you just insert the CD and restart the computer, then it will ask if you want to boot from the CD.

CD Keys will be of no use to you because no matter what, you have to register the key with microsoft within 28 days or your computer will be dissabled.

What you need is a copy of XP that has had the system files modified so it does not require you to activate with microsoft.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Wicked Neo wrote:

you can not install XP Pro on 2 machines using the same key.

Yes you can, its called a Volume licience edition, although the general public usually wouldnt have access to it Laughing

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

just download an SP2 slipstreamed, no activation version and be done with it

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 395

There are lots of cracks out there for the activation but they are all very unstable.

I made an XP Professional disc including SP2 into the installation which requires no activation, just install and run.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Bloody Microsoft... making people pay for Windows, whats the world coming to, next they'll want to charge us for the air we breathe! Wink

I've never had a legit version of windows in my life till i bought my laptop...