Oh boy have I done it now. Urgent help needed

Hi,
I made a BIG error last night and now I'm asking for your help or advice.
Forgetting I no longer own a previous copy of Windows, I formatted my
computer last night. I only own Windows XP Upgrade, and of course I can't
reinstall Windows XP, because it wants that previous vesion. I threw them
all out one day when we were cleaning out old disks. It was after about a
week I realized what I had done. Then I forgot all about it and never tried
to get replacements.

So is there ANY way to get XP upgrade to reinstall with a previous version
disk?

Happy New Year,
Al

 

Oh come on - even you can answer that! If you no longer have the *original*
qualifying product then you are no longer entitled to use the upgrade. You
must now purchase a full licence.

 

start clicking f8 at boot up and do the "last known good install" option...

 

Try asking a friend for a loan of their CD for Win 98/WinME/WIn2K/ - then
kick yourself soundly, and RTFM!

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I did a clean install of XP home upgrade, after a disk format, and it didn't
ask for my W98SE disk.

 

Look here. It might give you some ideas.

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Learn to *read*, moron! How's that supposed to help him when he's formatted?

 

How do you click F8, exactly?

 

I have a theory, here. Lemme see how it works out...

Shit, that was a bad idea. I tried hitting F8 with my mouse, and all I
got was a broken keycap.

 

I'm sending you to Vegas. The casino's know about F8, but they don't know
about F7. You got F7 in your hat band right?

 

Just a sec.

I do now, and I have a carry-on packed.

But am I supposed to take my mouse?

 

Last thing you want to do is show in Vegas without your mouse.
How can you expect any resemblance of a filthy rich letcher unless you
unleash a little mouse power? I always go as a donount factory owner, I
don't get any parking tickets.

Isn't it odd that the most popular meduim is handled by a mouse, and women
are scared to death by that?

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