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Name: xriz Date: November 4, 2002 at 16:53:11 Pacific OS: windows 98 CPU/Ram: amd xp 1600/512 ddr pc210
Comment:
i just built a system with an a7s333 asus mother board amd xp fujitsu 40gb hardrive 512 ddr pc2100. after installing windows 98 i put in the windows xp cd it is a burnt copy so ive been told i have to install 98 first and it trys to run the setup automatically and then an illegal error comes up saying setup.exe caused it and it wont let me run the install. ive tried many differnt ways of installing xp but nothing works it keeps comming up as an illegal error. could someone help me out ?
Name: ChrisG (by ChristopherTGarrett) Date: November 4, 2002 at 17:19:49 Pacific
Reply:
Maybe because it is illegal to burn software like that?You recon?
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Response Number 2
Name: xriz Date: November 4, 2002 at 20:29:04 Pacific
Reply:
lets all have a cry. like you dont have mp3s, movies, games, or software downloaded or burnt. come on now use your head before you post
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Response Number 3
Name: samir Date: November 4, 2002 at 21:44:20 Pacific
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I believe that you can instal xp only once, and then you will have to purchase a liscence in order to instal it again from the same cd.
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Response Number 4
Name: . Date: November 5, 2002 at 03:41:27 Pacific
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Get a better illegal (right or wrong) copy of WinXP. I do understand that the MS licensed ones work very well. I also understand that the OS itself is worth paying for.
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