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Installing win. xp on Labptop?




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I have an inspiron 5000 running win 98. I want to reformat and install win xp on it. Is there anything special I have to do to install an os on a laptop?

XP2500<b>@</b>2300Mhz(11.5x/200)
A7N8X DLX
Corsair XMS-LL PC3200 2x256
ATI Radeon 9700Pro
Maxtor 80gig ATA/133 8mb
SLK800U/Tornado combo
Lite-On 52x24x52 CDRW
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No. Not really. Just run through the process in your head, and make sure you have everything you need.

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Who's General Failure and why's he reading my disk?

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""run through the process in your head, and make sure you have everything you need.""... in it.

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