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Name: kayos
Date: September 14, 2006 at 21:51:36 Pacific
OS: windows xp
CPU/Ram: amd 3200+ 1gbit kingstone
Product: asus
Comment:

lo guys i woke up and decided since its friday and we dont raid to format and freshly install windows so i downloaded windows xp pro student copy since it dosent hassle whit windows genuine update things i made a backup of the stuff i wanted to keep on my 2nd hd now to the problem i boot up on the cd deleted partition and created a new one after i press it says this disk does not contain a windows xp-compatible partition and when u press enter u end up back to the menu where u select what drive to install windows to plz help my HD is a samsung spo812c.



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Name: kayos
Date: September 14, 2006 at 21:53:32 Pacific
Reply:

i also tryed 2 other copys of windows legit ones and a cracked one i borrowed of a friend still says the same thing

disk does not contain a windows xp-compatible partition


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Response Number 2
Name: Johnw
Date: September 15, 2006 at 02:22:49 Pacific

Response Number 3
Name: StuartS
Date: September 15, 2006 at 05:32:15 Pacific
Reply:

>> downloaded windows xp pro student copy <<

You mean a pirated copy!

Stuart


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