From: yadayada@blah.blah   
      
   If you have a copy of the original OS CD . . . Windows 98/ME?  Then when   
   installing XP it will ask you for the location of the "qualifying product" .   
   . . so you just insert the CD it reads it and then you keep on your merry   
   way with the XP installation.  BTW- you could "borrow" a full version of XP   
   from a friend and use your product key, it should work -OR- you could   
   "borrow" a friend's copy of Windows on CD if you don't have one as a   
   qualifying product . . .   
      
   Of course, you could start with the old drive as your secondary drive and   
   then when you go to install XP make sure you select the "C" drive your new   
   primary master drive for the NTFS format and installation . . . that way you   
   could point to the secondary drive (D?) for a "previous installation" . . .   
   BTW - if you choose this route make sure you hit a key to start from the CD   
   when you begin the install or else the machine may boot to the secondary   
   drive and then you'll just have to reboot and watch to hit the key to boot   
   from the CD.   
      
   --   
   Chuck   
      
   "hwohl"  wrote in message   
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   > Thanks Chuck. Will there be a problem loading Xp from my disc, which   
   > is an upgrade disk rather than a full disc. There won't be any "old"   
   > XP to recognize.   
   >   
   > GoNads: thanks I'll look into that idea re TweakUI.   
   >   
   > Herb   
      
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