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by mrtapp1

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I'm trying to install XP on a HD that I just put in my desk top. I'm getting a message saying that the installation can't go thru because the version of XP I have on my computer is newer than the one I'm trying to install. How do I get it to install on the HD that I just put in? I want to put that HD into another computer.

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by lowryda

Take out the HDD you wish to place in another PC, put in the new one. Boot from CD follow prompts to install (via changing boot order in BIOS). I am not sure how you?re trying to install at the moment. This method will avoid future booting issues if you were to perform a dual installation with both drives in and then remove the drive.

by oh smeg

Like Boot & Nuke to wipe the HDD you can then install XP to it.

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

However if you want to fit this drive to a different computer you really need to install XP to the drive in that computer unless it is Identical to the One you are installing it on.

You can do what M$ calls a M'Board Replacement when you fit this drive to a different computer but it may leave some of the Old Driver in Place to cause problems latter but it may be worth a try.

http://tinyurl.com/j9u7

Another way to proceed here is to format the Drive in the Windows Installer if you have a M$ Branded Install Disc not a System Makers Recovery Disc.

Of you could use that existing M$ Branded Install Disc and Slipstream SP3 to it and add any drivers that you require by using nLite, just remember to read the destructions on the Web Site before proceeding.

http://tinyurl.com/e2mo4

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