Compaq Armada 7400

I thought Professional version of Windows XP allow multiple system installation, as long as all computers are owned by the same person or company...

In any case, go on eMule or some other peer to peer network and download a decent copy of Windows Professional. U.S. copyrights law allow you to download a "backup" copy of any media that you already have a legally obtained copy of. It's the law, there is no grey area on this. You already have a legally obtained copy of Windows XP Professional, even if it doesn't work.

You are more than welcome to try, but only that rare corporate XP Pro can accomplish that feat.

-> Your note almost and may violate the forum policy about piracy. It certainly is not allowed by Microsoft to download any of their products from the internet. You can complain to them all you wish about the agreement you made with them about that issue.

Please refrain from promoting dangerous P2P use.

Bob

Backup copies are allowed. That just is the law. As I said, there is no grey area on this. Microsoft may not like it, but until the current copyrights laws change, there is absolutely nothing they can do. Nothing at all. Do a bit of research and see for yourself.

No debating this one. You can duplicate your OS CD. Nothing stops you there.

To promote P2P to get your copy will get your posts removed. Fair warning. Ok?

Bob

Why do you keep insisting that downloading a backup copy of material you already legally own is piracy? U.S. copyrights law clearly state that it is perfectly legal abd allowed! Jeez! This is unbelievable!

The fact that its too close to the forum policy. Such posts do tend to vanish.

Try to stay on this side of the line. OK?

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Obey the forum policies.

download YOUR copy from emule=piracy...no


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You're allowed to download one backup copy of a copyrighted material that you already legally own. I don't know why US copyright laws limit it to one backup, but that's the way it is. There is no difference between my backup copy and your backup copy. A backup copy is a backup copy.

as you said "mine" and "yours"


enjoy


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The average person's "common sense" = misconception.

Learning alot about compaq and what is going on. I first began all this by contacting Compaq directly. Got a list of instructions in order to perform this on my own computer and replace the install information they place on your harddrive that is not on the CD.
I tried the restore cd's, yes there are 3 cd's. In order to wipe out her harddrive. Clean it up, because I was not able to do it from A:/drive a complete format. It does not matter if this copy of windows is placed on the computer or not, I do have other window options that also legally registered to me. She has no A:/drive.
Thats where I stand, yesterday I spent some time in Majorgeeks.com and read and found a website that teaches you how to make bootable Cdrom disks. Thats where I am at right now. Making a bootable cdrom format disk that works.
From the beginning it worked. The restore disk began wiping out files, then it asked for the emergency boot disk in order to save the preinstalled files that Compaq installed, I have a factory made cd to do that. So I placed the A:/floppy and saved it to a cd. It took it and told me that it was working. So I waited. The next message told me to remove the emergency disk and press any key to continue. The restore process was already in process. I did try to restart and it took me through the entire process again where it asked for the Emergency boot disk.
I am planning on formatting the entire harddrive which I do believe is what I wanted to do to start. I have also been looking into loading it through DOS which I do not much about, but can learn. I do have network available. I have been reading something about plugging her laptop into my computer and loading things up that way. I am not sure at this point what will work. I do know I need a special connector wire to connect to my computer, do not know which one yet. But if I choose to go that route I will seek out that information.
I know doing a compaq & dell computers are difficult to do all this to. Which is why I have spent alot of time reading about it all and the problems that you have trying to format these computers. Only way to find out what my problem would become after 6 months of reading and learning about others problems is to tackle it myself.
I wish I would of asked questions first before I did this. But I live and learn....
Thanks for responding... if you know of any way that will make my major mistake easy to fix. Please let me know, I am alway looking for the easy way to do things.