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[phoenixd]

i have th is pc i just put together but all i have for xp cd's are this 5 restore cd's from my compaq that i just replaced with this pc i just built, i also have a emachine with its discs also plus i have several attempted copies of xp and xp pro . well at 1 i tried the compaq and they got me to the install product key and wouldnt accept any of them and then i tried my wifes emachine's cd's and it installed fine but when i reboot it comes to the screen as if i pressed f8 when i choose which option it stops the counter at about 20-23 and seems to lock up i have let it sit fopr about a hour and still stuck!! DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO PIECE TOGETHER A INSTALLABLE COPY out of what i have PLEASE ANYONE KNOW?????


k7s5a pro, 2000 throughbreed, 512sdram, dynatron 120 cooling fan, nvidia geforce2 gts 64 mb, phillips pc703 sound card, lucent modem, lan, 400 watt power supply 10 bay atx casecdr-rw, cdrom,floppy 30 maxtor

[Telexen]

I doubt you'll be able to restore that Compaq setup on your new machine...they usually set those up for the specific models of their own systems.

Though Compaq is owned by HP, and my HP restore discs are just PowerQuest Drive Image images...I'm not sure how they'd limit you with that.