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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.

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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?

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Depends on what chipset 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?

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Get the manual 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" ?