So many people are complaining about viruses and spending dozens of hours trying to get rid of them. They always claim not to have a Windows disk. Well I'm going to offer GENUINE OEM disks of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, and Windows XP Media Center Edition here along with instructions for install. Let's get started.
WARNING!Before you begin you must BACK UP YOUR DATA! These are NOT upgrade disks. These are for wiping your computer out clean and starting over. You will lose ALL data that isn't backed up!
You must also have a Windows XP COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) attached to the side or back of your computer! This is NOT a pirated version of Windows. They're legit and will only work if you have a legal license to Windows!
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Download links are here:
Windows XP Home Edition:
http://lbtserver.2myip.net/UniversalUpload...ome_SP3_OEM.isoWindows XP Professional Edition:
http://lbtserver.2myip.net/UniversalUpload...Pro_SP3_OEM.isoWindows XP Media Center Edition:
http://lbtserver.2myip.net/UniversalUpload...ion_SP3_OEM.iso_____________________________________
First thing you need to do is download a free ISO burner. Here's a good one:
http://www.freeisoburner.com/Burn the disks at the SLOWEST speed to avoid write errors. Windows XP Home and Pro require 1 blank CD. Windows XP Media Center requires 1 blank DVD. XP Home and Pro can work on a DVD or CD, but you MUST have a DVD for Media Center Edition!
Simply go through the install process. I can't go through all the details here, but if you want to see a tutorial on how to install Windows, you can find one on this website:
http://tweakhound.com/xp/installxp/installXP1.htmSome steps such as the "press F8 to agree" won't show up because the tutorial is for installation of a RETAIL version of Windows while this is an OEM version.
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One more thing you should know. The Media Center Edition disk will automatically put in a non-legit key. To legally activate the copy of Media Center Edition, simply change the key with the following program:
http://lbtserver.2myip.net/UniversalUpload...yUpdateTool.exeAfter you change the key, go to the start menu, click on run, and type the following:
oobe/msoobe /a
This includes the space between "msoobe" and "/a". Then follow the instructions to activate windows. Do this AFTER you change the product key to the legal version or it won't activate properly!
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Please note that you might need to install additional hardware drivers. Check with the manufacturer of your computer (dell.com, hp.com, etc.) to get the needed drivers after install.
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I'll try to get an OEM version of Vista up here, but it will illegally activate. You can put in a legit key and have it work legally, but until it can't illegally activate anymore I can't post it up here. I won't participate in pirating software.