![]() ![]() Note that some specific versions may not work, in which case, just try another version. As DrGreen2007 said, you should be able to install any copy of the same versions XP (SP1, SP2, etc.) that Dell provided on it to install the basic OS. A successful installation with any copy of XP is just using it to re-install the OS under the liense you already own. The license for the OS that was originally installed on the machine goes with the machine. If I install this XP Home installation CD over the XP Pro OS on there now, which Product Code do I give it? I have the Product Code for the old machine, and the Product for the Dell machine I am using now.ĭo Dell reinstallation CDs have Product Codes themselves or do you use the Product Code that came with the machine's original OS? ![]() I don't remember if the reinstallation CD he sent me had its own Product Code or if I just used the WinXP product code from the original OS. The label says it is a Dell Reinstallation CD. I used it and the machine ran fine until it broke years ago. On a message board a Dell support person PMed me and said he would send me a Windows XP SP2 Home Reinstallation disk-he did, the last one in the place. Years ago I had a different used Dell desktop with the same situation. I have a Dell Optiplex 170L with with Windows XP Pro with missing files. ![]()
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