reinstall of windows

[lpenix]

I am building a new computer, and i just bought windows xp upgrade for my old system, my question is i know have a compaq athlon 1.0ghz, can i use the compaq system disk that has windows me on it to install windows on the new computer, then i can use the xp upgrade. Please help, if i cant what can i do. Thanks

 

[Arrow]

Probably not - the Compaq restore disc is probably specific to the their own computers.

Rob
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[Bardic]

Microsoft may have changed this with XP, but normally with an upgrade all you have to do is prove that you had windows on before, either by putting in a Win95/98/me cd or it searches the Harddrive for c:\windows\win.com If you make a 0 byte win.com file, Windows XP "may" install. Works great with 95 and 98. Hope this helps.