Windows XP Installation?

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Can anyone help please, I ahve just discovered that my
Windows XP is illegal! (After a year!) Anyway I am buying
a legal copy from USA and getting it sent to me here in
Spain. What I am not sure of is when I install it ovr this
illegal copy will I lose all my data and other programmes?
Like Tom Tom documents, photos etc?
This is an ignorant Englishman asking for help from the
USA to use in Spain!
Hoping you can help!
Mike Tagg

 

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Hi Mike

You can run a 'Repair' install of XP and insert the new PK when asked to do
so. A Repair install should leave your files, programs and settings intact.
However, you may like to backup any valuable data files beforehand. You
will need to have the version of XP that is already installed otherwise you
will have to perform a 'Clean' install, losing everything off the hard
disk/partition - data files can be backup first.

The following article by Michael Stevens will help you with the Repair
install:

"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Quasimodo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:38de01c49fa4$1e5e83a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Can anyone help please, I ahve just discovered that my
> Windows XP is illegal! (After a year!) Anyway I am buying
> a legal copy from USA and getting it sent to me here in
> Spain. What I am not sure of is when I install it ovr this
> illegal copy will I lose all my data and other programmes?
> Like Tom Tom documents, photos etc?
> This is an ignorant Englishman asking for help from the
> USA to use in Spain!
> Hoping you can help!
> Mike Tagg

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hello Will,
Many thanks for your advice. It really is appreciated! You
are a star! I was very worried about losing my data.
Once again, many thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Mike
>
>You can run a 'Repair' install of XP and insert the new
PK when asked to do
>so. A Repair install should leave your files, programs
and settings intact.
>However, you may like to backup any valuable data files
beforehand. You
>will need to have the version of XP that is already
installed otherwise you
>will have to perform a 'Clean' install, losing everything
off the hard
>disk/partition - data files can be backup first.
>
>The following article by Michael Stevens will help you
with the Repair
>install:
>
>"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
>http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
>--
>
>Will Denny
>MVP - Windows Shell/User
>Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
>"Quasimodo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:38de01c49fa4$1e5e83a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Can anyone help please, I ahve just discovered that my
>> Windows XP is illegal! (After a year!) Anyway I am
buying
>> a legal copy from USA and getting it sent to me here in
>> Spain. What I am not sure of is when I install it ovr
this
>> illegal copy will I lose all my data and other
programmes?
>> Like Tom Tom documents, photos etc?
>> This is an ignorant Englishman asking for help from the
>> USA to use in Spain!
>> Hoping you can help!
>> Mike Tagg
>
>
>.
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

You're welcome Mike.

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Will Denny
MVP - Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"Quasimodo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:412e01c4a012$2edac040$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello Will,
> Many thanks for your advice. It really is appreciated! You
> are a star! I was very worried about losing my data.
> Once again, many thanks.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi Mike
>>
>>You can run a 'Repair' install of XP and insert the new
> PK when asked to do
>>so. A Repair install should leave your files, programs
> and settings intact.
>>However, you may like to backup any valuable data files
> beforehand. You
>>will need to have the version of XP that is already
> installed otherwise you
>>will have to perform a 'Clean' install, losing everything
> off the hard
>>disk/partition - data files can be backup first.
>>
>>The following article by Michael Stevens will help you
> with the Repair
>>install:
>>
>>"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
>>http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>
>>--
>>
>>Will Denny
>>MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>>"Quasimodo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
>>news:38de01c49fa4$1e5e83a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Can anyone help please, I ahve just discovered that my
>>> Windows XP is illegal! (After a year!) Anyway I am
> buying
>>> a legal copy from USA and getting it sent to me here in
>>> Spain. What I am not sure of is when I install it ovr
> this
>>> illegal copy will I lose all my data and other
> programmes?
>>> Like Tom Tom documents, photos etc?
>>> This is an ignorant Englishman asking for help from the
>>> USA to use in Spain!
>>> Hoping you can help!
>>> Mike Tagg
>>
>>
>>.
>>