OS help please!

[TheZecharon]

Ok, here's the deal, I've finally got my computer working correctly and I don't know what to do about the OS. See I bought Windows XP a year or two back and it won't install on my computer that I built. It says to install a full version or something like that and it asks me to install one of the follow: Windows XP Home Edition <Full Version> Windows XP Business Edition <Full Version> etc. So is there a way I can format my HDD with like an older version of windows or something like that?

I have two other HDDs that have Windows XP on them and they work fine. For the record this is the retail version of Windows XP that I bought from Wal-Mart (though it does say upgrade all over it) So is it possible for me to format my new HDD (Seagate 200GB SATA, my others are ATA I think, I've got a GA-K8NF-9 mobo btw and it has RAID)? Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.

 

[SlingXShot]

boot from the CD, u will get format , remove partion option,

 

[TheZecharon]

How do I do that?

 

[LTC8K6]

You have the upgrade version of XP. You have to have an upgradeable version of Windows intalled on the PC.

To do a clean install with an upgrade version of XP, you have to have proof that you own an upgradable version of Windows, such as a Windows 98 CD, and insert that CD when asked during the XP install.