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2 quick questions, need answered by TheMusicPirate on 06-28-2005 at 03:46 AM

i bought a computer that already had a os installed (win xp home)

1) and i wanna know how can i install win xp pro, cuz i tryed but a message saying the version of windows on the disc is older tht the version installed.

2) if i get a new video card put in, and for some reason i need to format my computer will it be reconized and automatically use the new card or will i have to  set it up?


thanks

p.s. and how can i find out if my current video card is a AGP GPU or PCI?

RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by Mnjul on 06-28-2005 at 03:57 AM

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Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
i bought a computer that already had a os installed (win xp home)

1) and i wanna know how can i install win xp pro, cuz i tryed but a message saying the version of windows on the disc is older tht the version installed.
Yes you can install WinXP Pro over a Windows XP Home Edition one (and it will upgrade, preserving your all current settings.) Make sure you get correct CD (for example, a SP2-equipped XP Pro, instead of the original XP Pro or SP1-equppied XP Pro, can be installed over a SP2-equipped XP Home Edition)
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2) if i get a new video card put in, and for some reason i need to format my computer will it be reconized and automatically use the new card or will i have to  set it up?
Depends on what chipset :p Usually it will be recognized, but (if your card is too new) until you install the drivers you can't fully enjoy the card.
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thanks

p.s. and how can i find out if my current video card is a AGP GPU or PCI?

Get the manual :P Well, you can determine by its pin... an AGP card usually has two or three parts of pins, all of which are about equal size. A PCI card usually consists of two parts of pins and one of them is much shorter than the other. :) Well it's rather hard to describe in text so perhaps you can search for "AGP cards" and "PCI cards" in Google Images.

Btw, do you mean "PCI-e" or "PCI" ? :S

RE: RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by TheMusicPirate on 06-28-2005 at 04:01 AM

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Originally posted by Mnjul
quote:
Originally posted by TheMusicPirate
i bought a computer that already had a os installed (win xp home)

1) and i wanna know how can i install win xp pro, cuz i tryed but a message saying the version of windows on the disc is older tht the version installed.
Yes you can install WinXP Pro over a Windows XP Home Edition one (and it will upgrade, preserving your all current settings. Make sure you get correct CD (for example, a SP2-equipped XP Pro, instead of the original XP Pro or SP1-equppied XP Pro, can be installed over a SP2-equipped XP Home Edition)



so  if my win xp pro isn't packed with sp2, then i can't?
RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by Mnjul on 06-28-2005 at 04:04 AM

No...I don't think you can :)

RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by Tandy on 06-28-2005 at 04:05 AM

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Originally posted by Mnjul
No...I don't think you can :)

unless he reformats, that is ;)
RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by Mnjul on 06-28-2005 at 04:09 AM

Well, if he wants to reformat his computer, of course, he can install it...but if he wants to upgrade it (which actually I don't recommend*), he can't install the xp pro unless he slipstream SP2 in it. (You can use nLite if manual slipstreaming is not of your interest. ;))


*The reason why I don't recommend it is that, from my experience, it's always slowed down my computer... only for your information ;)

RE: RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by TheMusicPirate on 06-28-2005 at 04:10 AM

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Originally posted by Mnjul
Well, if he wants to reformat his computer, of course, he can install it...but if he wants to upgrade it (which actually I don't recommend), he can't install the xp pro unless he slipstream SP2 in it. (You can use nLite if manual slipstreaming is not of your interest. ;))


i got a sp2 disk sent to me by microsoft.
quote:
Originally posted by Mnjul
Well, if he wants to reformat his computer, of course, he can install it...but if he wants to upgrade it (which actually I don't recommend*), he can't install the xp pro unless he slipstream SP2 in it. (You can use nLite if manual slipstreaming is not of your interest. ;))


*The reason why I don't recommend it is that, from my experience, it's always slowed down my computer... only for your information ;)

but is it safe to install a different version of windows on a computer that had win xp home on it as the default os?
RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by Mnjul on 06-28-2005 at 04:17 AM

Yes it is safe, as far as you've got at least one other partition on your HDD. However, if one of the OS'es is of no use, it's a waste of Harddisk space :p

RE: RE: 2 quick questions, need answered by TheMusicPirate on 06-28-2005 at 04:20 AM

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Originally posted by Mnjul
Yes it is safe, as far as you've got at least one other partition on your HDD. However, if one of the OS'es is of no use, it's a waste of Harddisk space :p

on my computer i have a d: that is a Recovery (6.6gb)
and a c: that is my main drive (180gb)