Loading Xp

SS72XSS72X
edited January 2007 in Science & Tech
My video card went down in my pc so I got a new one and after i got it back up and running I decided to do a clean install before the new online racing season so I did and now I cant get xp to load thought it was my disk so I bought another one here is the problem I have TO SETUP WINDOWS XP PRESS ENTER I DO THAT AND THE NEXT SCREEN SAYS SETUP CANNOT FIND A PREVIOUS VERSION OF WINDOWS ON YOUR SYSTEM SETUP NEEDS TO VERIFY THAT YOU ARE ELIGBLE FOR THIS UPGREADE AND IT TELLS ME TO INSERT MY WINDOWS NT ,2000 NT4.0 AND SO FORTH Ive never had any of those operating systems ive had xp pro since it came out if I could just get to the partition page I would be set..Thanks in advance for the help

Shannon Segler
Nitro Motorsports 72x

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    You have an upgrade version of Windows XP. You must have one of two things in order to use it:

    1) A prior version of Windows (2000, ME, 98...) already installed on your hard drive.

    - OR -

    2) A valid disc for a prior version of Windows so you can insert it for the Windows XP installer to inspect.

    You won't be able to continue the installation without one of these.
  • SS72XSS72X
    edited January 2007
    Thank you for the help looks like im goin shoping
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited January 2007
    The good news is that you can probably score a used version of Win98 (or any of the others that Thrax mentioned) for peanuts. Just make sure you get a full version and that it is an original disc. :)
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