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Your saying XP Pro is outdated because Windows 7 was released? I called Microsoft and they told me that XP Pro is still supported until 2010; however need SP3. The Vostro 1000 I bought for my son came with Vista and has been a pain since we have had it. Dell has replaced the motherboard...

No, the Dell XP CD is OEM. Off the shelf is Retail. A Retail key will not work with OEM disc, OEM key won't work with Retail disc. From what I understand, this only holds true for XP though. Vista/7 all keys work with all media (don't quote me on that though). Let me see if I understand. You...

No Dell CD. I bought a copy of XP Pro and yes have the key code. Dells XP CD would be the same as if I bought it off the shelf correct?

I did go to the website and look but couldnt not find them. I also used the chat session for Dell; which was a pain since the warranty was up, but they told me it did not support XP. I clicked on your link and a quick dialog box pops up quickly and goes away. Can you give me the link again...

You are saying delete partition (C) and then recreate it? My CD only has SP2, I can get SP3 from windows update. This is a Dell Vostro 1000. How would I find out if hardware is supported under XP. Hmm not sure what google slopstream service pack is.

Currenly I have a laptop that came with Vista and I would like to remove Vista and install Windows XP Pro SP2, which I have the CD. I was told that I could not use XP on the system because it is older than Vista and that I would get some message saying I have a higher version currently...

I hope I am in the correct forum. I have a PIII that has been in my closet for a while that my son wants to hook up to his computer. It worked when I put it in there but now the monitor flickers and when I click on any icon it freezes. Replaced the memory and tryed another Hard Drive but it...