Re-Installing XP

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mgenin · #1 Post by **mgenin** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:23 pm

I have read through all the forms on "installing a fresh copy of windows". Rather than "building" your own copy of windows from the IBM recovery partition, Is it possible to just unpartition and format the whole drive, re-install windows using a windows XP sp2 CD and use the CD key on the laptop. Has anyone had problems installing windows with thier own copy?

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:19 pm

The CD Key on the laptop is for the WinXP that came with your laptop. It cannot be used for a different copy of XP. I tried that as a test (only) and it failed as I expected it would. ... JD Hurst

#3 Post by **K. Eng** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:26 pm

Just a friendly reminder not to use the T series forum as a general forum... Windows questions should be put in the Windows forum

cruzlite · #4 Post by **cruzlite** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:27 pm

I attempted this, but incountered problems installing the chipset support...(first driver install...see post; Difficulties installing chipset support)... I have since reinstalled os from IBM Preload...

storage_man · #5 Post by **storage_man** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:27 pm

Yes this is difficult but do able. If you plan it well you can do it. I did it once, took about a week to prep and get all of the drivers ready. Everything worked with the exception of the volume display on the screen. Never seen the BARS on the screen, but volume would change.

Storage_man

#6 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:12 pm

storage_man wrote:Everything worked with the exception of the volume display on the screen. Never seen the BARS on the screen, but volume would change.

Storage_man

There is an On Screen display utility for seeing the above BARS. Download and install from IBM/Lenovo for your laptop model. Also there is a setting in display properties for this.

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