Windows XP pro installation

Ramzal · 01-04-2009, 07:51 PM

Recently I acquired a virus on Windows XP Pro OS to where i decided to reformant and reinstall windows. Using my old Windows XP Pro (SP3) disc, I tried to use that but remember i didnt have the original license key. I would get stuck at the point where it asked me to enter that key and couldnt continue. I went out and got another windows XP (SP3) disc and tried to use that to reinstall windows. I set my bios to boot from CD and it keeps taking back to the original installation of windows with my old windows xp pro sp2 disc. I can't make my cpu not try to install the old windows xp pro disc no matter what i try. I reformatted from a slave drive the drive im trying to put the new windows on and still goes back to the installation process of the older windows version. Any ideas how i can make my cpu NOT try to continue the installation of the windows where i do not have the license key for and use my new disc?

Moto_Terminator · 01-04-2009, 09:37 PM

Can you get to the part where you can reformat? If yes, try reformatting the hard-drive again.

dai · 01-04-2009, 10:08 PM

clear the drive with killdisk
then format and install
http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm

Ramzal · 01-04-2009, 10:59 PM

Yes i put in a slave drive and reformatted the HD a few times, still brings me right back to resuming the installation of my old windows xp pro disc when i boot from CD.
I'll try the killdisk suggestion, never heard of that, thanks.

01-04-2009, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ramzal Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Windows XP pro installation Recently I acquired a virus on Windows XP Pro OS to where i decided to reformant and reinstall windows. Using my old Windows XP Pro (SP3) disc, I tried to use that but remember i didnt have the original license key. I would get stuck at the point where it asked me to enter that key and couldnt continue. I went out and got another windows XP (SP3) disc and tried to use that to reinstall windows. I set my bios to boot from CD and it keeps taking back to the original installation of windows with my old windows xp pro sp2 disc. I can't make my cpu not try to install the old windows xp pro disc no matter what i try. I reformatted from a slave drive the drive im trying to put the new windows on and still goes back to the installation process of the older windows version. Any ideas how i can make my cpu NOT try to continue the installation of the windows where i do not have the license key for and use my new disc?

01-04-2009, 09:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Moto_Terminator Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 145 OS: MS Windows XP Pro	Re: Windows XP pro installation Can you get to the part where you can reformat? If yes, try reformatting the hard-drive again.

01-04-2009, 10:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,494 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Windows XP pro installation clear the drive with killdisk then format and install http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm __________________

01-04-2009, 10:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ramzal Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Re: Windows XP pro installation Yes i put in a slave drive and reformatted the HD a few times, still brings me right back to resuming the installation of my old windows xp pro disc when i boot from CD. I'll try the killdisk suggestion, never heard of that, thanks.