How to Install Xp (without registering)

[digmen1]

Hi Guys,

I have a legit Windows XP CD (given to me by a friend)

I have ME at present and am building a new computer that I want to put XP on.

I also want to put it on a friend's computer and do not want to pay Micro$oft for a copy of it as I have asked them to trade in my ME (due to it being crap)and got back a silly reply.

Is there an easy way of by-passing their registration system ? I understand that one gets a few launches of the OS before you have to register with them.

MY CD is 2 years old so it does not have SP (and from what I have read I am not sure that I want SP anyway !)

Regards

Digby

[tesco]

yes you do want the SP (service pack) for your computer to be secure/up to date.
Without sp1 (minimum) you can't use USB 2.0. :ohmy:
:P


For the fegistration, there are cracks out there I think but you cannot discuss that on this board.
I recomend you download XP CORP with SP2 slipstreamed. The CORP version doesn't have activation system in it, so you won't have any problems, and the SP2 slipstreamed means you don't have to download and install SP2 each time you reinstall windows. :D

[Smith]

Cant talk about that unfortunatly. But im sure someone will pm u on how to do it with XP PRO

[fkdup74]

Without sp1 (minimum) you can't use USB 2.0. :ohmy:
:P

thought you just didnt get M$ driver support pre-SP1? :unsure:



The CORP version doesn't have activation system in it

you still need a........ermmmm.......valid........key :shifty:

[SaYiaN]

Just download, that would be the easiest way..

[tesco]

thought you just didnt get M$ driver support pre-SP1? :unsure:



The CORP version doesn't have activation system in it

you still need a........ermmmm.......valid........key :shifty:
Nope, I haven't seen any USB2.0 drivers install on non-sp1/sp2 computers.

And yes you need a valid key but that's not hard to find.
The download might even come with one.

[digmen1]

Thanks guys,

Looks like its XP Corp for me !

Regards

Digby

[Tylerrought]

service pack 2 sucks... service pack 1 all the way!!!

[S!X]

service pack 1 all the way!!!

Why's that so?

[{I}{K}{E}]

service pack 2 sucks... service pack 1 all the way!!!

That's BS. SP2 works fine.

[fkdup74]

service pack 2 sucks... service pack 1 all the way!!!

I used to say the same shit.....
now I'm running SP2 w/o a problem

[Schuler]

service pack 2 sucks... service pack 1 all the way!!!

I used to say the same shit.....
now I'm running SP2 w/o a problem

Same thing. I've heard bad stories about upgrading from SP1 to SP2 but that was like a year ago. A fresh install of XP with SP2 doens't have any problems, and you can easily disable the annoying Serivce Center by using services.msc, because that's the only thing that would really annoy me about SP2.

[nemesis01]

think it's mostly companies with large networks that have problems with sp2 for whatever reason, i have installed it on around 5 machines (3 fresh installs) and not had 1 complaint.

[maebach]

i wasn't gonna install SP2 either. I ended up doing it though and there's no problems.

[peat moss]

think it's mostly companies with large networks that have problems with sp2 for whatever reason, i have installed it on around 5 machines (3 fresh installs) and not had 1 complaint.


Ya I give my friends a slipstreamed xp pro /sp2 cd when ever they buy a computer, never had a complaint yet. :)