how Can i copy my genuine copy of windows xp onto another computer?
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Does the other PC has got the same hardware configuration?? Is so...then U can use ghosting to copy an image of the old and then drop it on the new one! \nElse....Do u have the Product key from the original XP cd...if so...just get a hold of a XP media cd!\nHope this helps!
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If you do not have a network, do both items have an Ethernet (Network port on them?) - if so you need a 'Crossover' network cable and just joine them, in XP the other pc will be recognised immediately, you will have to set 'Sharing' on the disk you wish to access. If you do not have ethernet ports then, look for Brooklyn Bridge or another similar program, that can use USB, Serial or Printer Ports to exchange data.
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Unless the computers are exactly alike in every specification like processor speed, amount of memory, hard drive space, and cd/dvd drives, no.\n\nMicrosoft has protected itself by forcing Windows XP to report back every now and then, to make sure it is not being used on more than one computer.  There is a file however, that you should make a backup copy of, in case you need to replace a hard drive and reinstall XP.  It doesn't happen every time, but sometimes Windows will think it is being installed on a different computer, so placing this file in the system will tell it otherwise.  When purchasing Windows XP directly from Microsoft, they will give you a 10-15% discount on additional copies, but each license is limited to one single computer.
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Try to get an external USB drive with a cd rom and do it from there, since XP is still running.  Also a very strong recomendation, get another copy of win xp and make sure that it has the Service Pack 2.  And if none of these work, try to get your HD out of the case and make the instalation on someone else computer, putting your HD as a slave and running the instalation on it.\n\nHope I´ve given you a guide to solving your issue.
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Yes, it is possible. There are software out there that will "clone" your harddrive, including the OS and applications and data. Even when drive capacities don't match software can compansate for it (e.g., you can transfer to a larger drive without problems). I have used one such software (click on the source link below), but I encourage you to look at other software as well.\n\nKeep in mind you may trigger Windows XPs built-in validation check by changing hardware. However, this is not a problem, even in the worst case scenario you may simply go to a web site or make a phone call to re-validate Windows XP.
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You can go to the microsoft website and order the disk. You won't find Windows XP for free unless you have a friend who has the disk and will let you borrow it.
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All the other things will stop working if you wipe it clean and start over. However, you should be able to re-install a legitimate copy of Windows over top of the existing one and everything in the registry for the other programs will be kept, and the programs should still work....even if they are counterfeit.\nMine came with XP Home Edition already installed.
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If you can use the partition, as in start up on it. Then just start the computer.. copy everything you want to a cd-rom, flash-drive, or whatever medium youy plan to use to save contents. \n\nThen boot from the XP disk: to do this, you will have to go into your bios, and change the boot order to check to cd-rom drive first... \n\nWhen the system boots from the disk, it will take you into Windows setup, where you can choose to remove the partition,  format, and install a fresh clean copy.
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Transferring files from one computer to another is no big deal, you just need to buy either a short crossover cable and directly connect your two computers or buy an extra patch cable with which to connect your laptop to your hub/switch/router at home. Then all you have to do is right click on the folder containing the files/folders that you want to share and select properties (for windows xp/2000) and under sharing and security select the option to share it over the network. Then all you have to do is open internet explorer and type &#92;&#92;<computer_name> where <computer_name> is the name of your computer (e.g. radicalhomepc).\n\nMoving programs over is not so easy. You can either try copying the corresponding folders in the Program Files directory and try to grab all the corresponding registry files and import them to your desktop's registry, or you can buy a program (probably ~50-60 dollars) that will copy your programs with varying degrees of success between computers. Probably the cheapest solution would be to install the programs anew on your computer and just import the files you want through what I covered on sharing files.
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Just borrow a Windows XP Home Edition CD from one of your friends and use your product key.  It should work just fine.
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it can be done ...... but i am not going to incriminate myself online. if you look hard enough on "certain sites" you will get there. but i suggest you go genuine, that is something you shold have. a genuine operating system. or swap to win 2000 as it doesn;t need registering and is pretty much like xp but without all the fancy menus and stuff.. it's up to you. i have 2000 on my laptop and i also have genuine xp on my other two desktop pc's
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install from any xp cd and give your cd key it w'll work
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Hypothetically you could, from say a website that provides pirated software, but even if you did successfully download a working pirated copy of Windows XP, chances are you wouldn't be able to do much with it.  Microsoft monitors the license keys used with Windows and I guess has become more strict about cracking down on randomly generated license keys or duplicate ones.
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If you have a second computer available, with both computers turned off, remove the hard drive from the broken computer.  Unplug the cable on the back of the CD drive of the second computer and plug them into the broken hard drive,\n\nBoot the second computer and you should be able to see the files on the broken hard drive and copy them over.  \n\nOnce you have the files off, you put the broken drive back into the original computer, format it and reinstall XP.
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This will only work if you have an OEM Windows XP CD.\n\n1. Boot up with the WinXP CD and at the Setup Screen press the Enter Key.\n  \n2. You will be taken to the Windows XP Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to proceed.\n\n3. The next screen gives you the option to do a fresh (clean) install or to repair the selected Windows XP installation. To run a Repair Install press "R".\n\n***CAUTION*** if you do not see the option to repair the selected Windows XP installation DO NOT choose the option to continue installing a fresh copy without repairing as that will overwrite your data and cause unrecoverable data loss.\n\n4. If you originally installed XP with Service Pack 1 and later installed Service Pack 2,  you will need to re-install Service Pack 2.\n\n5. If you have any Microsoft Office products installed,  you will need to re-activate with the Product Key code. \n\nContacting Microsoft may be required.
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well where did u get the pc from?\nand does the pc have a Certificate of Authenticity\neg a little label which has a serial number on it??\nu would only get the message if your windows xp serial number is the same as somebody else'es\neg a copy of xp.
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If you have the CDs/floppies for your computer's drivers, try those.\n\nIf you don't, download off of the internet from another computer, then put it on a CD or a flash drive, then put it into the original computer that doesn't have internet.