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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1293136" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>That's correct. Basically, you'll boot off your System Disc 1. When the installer starts, click through the first couple of prompts until you see the Menu bar at the top of the screen. Click the Utilities menu and choose "Disk Utility". Select your hard disk from the choices in the left window pane. Choose the partition tab. Remove the existing partition(s). Create a new (single) partition and go into the advanced options and make sure it's set to "GUID" as the partition type. Apply the change and continue with the installation.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If it's an OEM disc, it can NOT be one from a PC manufacturer like Dell, HP, Acer, etc. It MUST be a generic OEM disc (also known as "OEM for System Builders"). If it was previously used on another system, it probably will not activate, since this type of OEM disc is tied to the machine it was originally installed on. Additionally, it MUST have SP2 integrated at a minimum (SP3 is also OK). If it doesn't, or isn't labeled that way, you'll need to "slipstream" SP2 or SP3 into the disc using these instructions:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/product-review/slipstreaming-windows-xp-with-service-pack-3-sp3" target="_blank">http://www.winsupersite.com/article/product-review/slipstreaming-windows-xp-with-service-pack-3-sp3</a></p><p></p><p>...or you could just save yourself a lot of trouble and go for a retail copy of Windows 7.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1293136, member: 24098"] That's correct. Basically, you'll boot off your System Disc 1. When the installer starts, click through the first couple of prompts until you see the Menu bar at the top of the screen. Click the Utilities menu and choose "Disk Utility". Select your hard disk from the choices in the left window pane. Choose the partition tab. Remove the existing partition(s). Create a new (single) partition and go into the advanced options and make sure it's set to "GUID" as the partition type. Apply the change and continue with the installation. If it's an OEM disc, it can NOT be one from a PC manufacturer like Dell, HP, Acer, etc. It MUST be a generic OEM disc (also known as "OEM for System Builders"). If it was previously used on another system, it probably will not activate, since this type of OEM disc is tied to the machine it was originally installed on. Additionally, it MUST have SP2 integrated at a minimum (SP3 is also OK). If it doesn't, or isn't labeled that way, you'll need to "slipstream" SP2 or SP3 into the disc using these instructions: [url]http://www.winsupersite.com/article/product-review/slipstreaming-windows-xp-with-service-pack-3-sp3[/url] ...or you could just save yourself a lot of trouble and go for a retail copy of Windows 7. [/QUOTE]
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