Formatting and Installing Windows XP Pro on a Laptop...

[DeathWish]

Hello, I have this laptop: http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=363286&tab=specification

and I want to format it and install Windows XP Pro because it has too much random ****e with it. For some reason when I tried to do this it kept saying "The product ID which you entered is invalid. please try again." and I'm not sure why. It is a copy of Windows XP Pro and it worked fine for my PC with the same serial so I was wondering why it wouldn't work on my laptop. I have also tried quiet a few other serials and they said the same thing. I was wondering if anyone knows why this is happening and how I could fix it.

Thanks.

 

[Kaori]

what kind of XP is it? retail or volume license?

 

[DeathWish]

erm.. Windows XP Professional Corporate/Volume

 

[Kaori]

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[DeathWish]

Still says the same thing, The Product ID which you entered is invalid. Please try again.

:S

 

[Fire]

which service pack is on the CD none, sp1 or sp2?

 

[DeathWish]

sp2


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[Kaori]

you sure no typo?
probably get another copy..

 

[DeathWish]

yep, no typo

The version i have on dvd atm that wont work is "WXPVOL_EN" - Windows XP Professional Corporate/Volume, I think this is RTM? not sure what it means just something I read.

just downloaded "VRMPFPP_EN" - Windows XP Professional (SP2) Retail hopfully that might work, guna try it 2morrow anyway.

Thanks for your help

 

[Ragnar]

Afaik the windows cd's which you get with your PC, somehow remember something of your hardware and won't install on other computers.

 

[Kaori]

the one I have is also called WXPVOL_EN (Microsoft.Windows.XP.Professional.SP2.Integrated.READ.NFO-ETH0.bin)

 

[ipixel]

Didn't they send reformat CDs with your laptop anyway?

 

[DeathWish]

Thats the 1 I got Kaori, I've had it a while on disk and it worked fine on this computer I'm on now.

I think it works like they pre-install everything then you have to burn the recovery disks etc, but I don't want none of the stuff that I think will come along with re-formatting it with their disks, I just want a clean laptop.

 

[DeathWish]

I tried the other version I dowloaded, the Retail one and it says "The CD key which you entered is invalid. Please try again.", hmmm I don't know why nothing is working.

 

[ipixel]

Thats the 1 I got Kaori, I've had it a while on disk and it worked fine on this computer I'm on now.

I think it works like they pre-install everything then you have to burn the recovery disks etc, but I don't want none of the stuff that I think will come along with re-formatting it with their disks, I just want a clean laptop.

On my last 2 PCs the recovery disks always gave me the option of a full install or just the OS, might be worth checking tbh.

 

[Kaori]

wipe the hd clean with partition magic...

 

[Dataforce]

Different versions have different keys.

You need a key for the version your using.