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November 13th, 2007 23:00

Windows XP Reinstallation CD

A few years ago I bought a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook with a Windows XP Professional operating system. Recently my hard drive died so I purchased a new 100 GB hard drive online.
 
Now my question is, will I be able to use the reinstallation CD that came with my original Dell purchase in order to install Windows XP on my new hard drive or would I have to purchase the system from retail?
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
Thanks.
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    shesagordie

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    Posted November 14th, 2007 01:00

    baseballnut020

    Yes, you can use the Dell OEM XP Professional disc, to reinstall XP.

    Bev.


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    baseballnut020

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    Posted November 16th, 2007 09:00

    Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it.
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    wess278

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    Posted May 9th, 2009 16:00

    If you have a laptop the cd key is most of the time located on the bottom of your machine.  I am not to sure if that is the same case on a desktop.

     

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    Posted May 9th, 2009 16:00

    I have a problem.  I have lost the product key for my Reinstallation disk for my Dimension 440o Dell system.  Are the keys universal? Do I have to buy a new CD?

     

    Any help would be appreciated!!!

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