Skip to main content
Start a Conversation

Unsolved

This post is more than 5 years old

H

heatherholt9

137 Posts

1813

January 18th, 2007 13:00

Windows XP on my Daughters Dell 4600C

I have a regular Dell Dimension and my daughter has a 4600c (mine is just a 4600 regular).
 
I was wondering, I just wiped my hard drive and did a clean XP install on my computer and it was so nice would like to do it to hers too.    
 
Can I use my CD's or must I find her own for her own computer?    Her computer was not purchased directly through Dell but is a Dell.     I can't find a service tag on it but can find the genuine XP tag pasted to the outside of her machine and her machine is definetely a dell :)
 
I just want to wipe her HD and reinstall windows xp, so can I use my own set or need to figure out where her own is?

Thank you .
 
 

fireberd

9 Legend

 • 

33.4K Posts

January 18th, 2007 13:00

Technically the Dell provided Windows XP CD is ONLY for the system it was delivered with. 
 
However, I've seen posts that as long as it's a Dell and the exact same version of Windows XP it may work. 

heatherholt9

137 Posts

January 18th, 2007 13:00

Ok, I guess I can try it, also, I just realized i have 2 copies of everything in my CD book so perhaps one of them is for hers. We bought these 3 years ago so my memory on it all is a little rusty!!
 
I can't think of any reason why Id have duplicates other than one must be for hers.
 
Thanks again though, this helps just in case its not.

Was this post helpful?

View All

No Events found!

Top