I have a Compaq that originally came with Window Millennium. I upgraded to
XP Home by downloading the upgrade from the internet. The system is now hosed
and I need to rebuild it from scratch. I don't have an XP disk (downloaded
online), so how do I rebuild a machine when I don't have the disk? Also, how
do I obtain the upgrade again online without paying for it? Do I need to go
back to the original load and then upgrade? I am better off just buying XP
on disk and starting over? Signed: Looking for expertise.

Niteowl wrote:
> I have a Compaq that originally came with Window Millennium. I
> upgraded to XP Home by downloading the upgrade from the internet. The
> system is now hosed and I need to rebuild it from scratch. I don't
> have an XP disk (downloaded online), so how do I rebuild a machine
> when I don't have the disk? Also, how do I obtain the upgrade again
> online without paying for it? Do I need to go back to the original
> load and then upgrade? I am better off just buying XP on disk and
> starting over? Signed: Looking for expertise.

How did you "download the upgrade to Windows XP"?!

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"Niteowl" <Niteowl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Compaq that originally came with Window Millennium. I upgraded to
> XP Home by downloading the upgrade from the internet. The system is now
> hosed
> and I need to rebuild it from scratch. I don't have an XP disk
> (downloaded
> online), so how do I rebuild a machine when I don't have the disk? Also,
> how
> do I obtain the upgrade again online without paying for it? Do I need to
> go
> back to the original load and then upgrade? I am better off just buying
> XP
> on disk and starting over? Signed: Looking for expertise.

There is no legitimate way to download any version of Windows (unless you
have an MSDN account, which I am assuming you do not have because you would
not ask a question like the question you asked).

You will not find anyone to help you with pirated software here.

If you should choose to do the right thing and buy a legitimate copy of
Windows XP, then you will find a number of people in these newsgroups kind
enough to help you.

Bobby

You need to go out and purchase a legitimate "Full Version" of Windows XP
and then perform a "clean install".

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Niteowl" wrote:

| I have a Compaq that originally came with Window Millennium. I upgraded to
| XP Home by downloading the upgrade from the internet. The system is now hosed
| and I need to rebuild it from scratch. I don't have an XP disk (downloaded
| online), so how do I rebuild a machine when I don't have the disk? Also, how
| do I obtain the upgrade again online without paying for it? Do I need to go
| back to the original load and then upgrade? I am better off just buying XP
| on disk and starting over? Signed: Looking for expertise.