Ars Technica

Lost my OEM Windows XP cd; I have to pay 30$+shipping to replace the media?

I rarely lose things anymore, but somehow I misplaced my copy of Windows XP Pro. I still have the keys on a sticker glued to my PC.<BR><BR>Googling told me that for an OEM copy of Windows I needed to ...
Ars Technica

Booting from OEM version XP CD?

Can a system be booted from an OEM version Windows XP Home Edition CD?<BR> Despite having "Boot from CD" as the 1st selection in BIOS Boot Priority, the subsequent boot is as normal. The computer ...
Lifehacker

Reuse Another Computer's Windows XP Disc?

I have two Dell computers here—one running Windows 2000 and one running Windows XP. The XP machine is old and broken down, so I'm going to gut it for parts. I have the Dell-branded Windows XP ...
CNET

Boot Camp (#6): Using a Windows XP upgrade CD; More on slipstreaming a Windows XP SP2 disc; Use of Control-Alt-Delete; more

Using a Windows XP upgrade CD The Boot Camp installation instructions claim that a valid full Windows XP SP2 disc is required and that upgrade discs cannot be used ...