- Jul 20, 2003
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hi, i'm probably going to get flamed for this post in some way or another but i have a question--and am hoping some kind person would answer it for me.
i'm running on an Asus p4p800 MB and it supports usb 2.0, a feature that i'm going to need when my zen micro gets here next week 8) the problem is, my usb ports aren't running at hi-speed because of lack of drivers. after googling the topic, and looking around some forums, i found that i need XP SP1 or SP2. I tried running microsoft update and wound up with that error message saying my cd-key is invalid, and that i should contact microsoft. apparently the copy of xp pro that was installed on my computer was an illegal copy. it was installed at the time that i had my computer built with the help of my friend, who is now in college and i have lost contact with. i plan to go out and invest in a legal copy of xp pro and install it to resolve my issues, but i have a few inquiries regarding that plan:
1) will doing a repair installation of xp pro over my current OS eliminate my old cd-key in place of the new one?
2) will i be able to keep all my files, programs, settings as they are now? (i have a relatively secure PC; i run ad-aware and spybot S&D weekly, defrag monthly, and have pc-cillin as my antivirus. i'm highly opposed to reinstalling everything and stuff)
3) will an upgrade version of xp pro work or does it have to be a full blown xp pro OS?
thanks for your time/help in advance 8)
P.S. uh....i'm only 17 years old with only intermediate computer expertise, so "dumbing down" your computer diction might help too xD
i'm running on an Asus p4p800 MB and it supports usb 2.0, a feature that i'm going to need when my zen micro gets here next week 8) the problem is, my usb ports aren't running at hi-speed because of lack of drivers. after googling the topic, and looking around some forums, i found that i need XP SP1 or SP2. I tried running microsoft update and wound up with that error message saying my cd-key is invalid, and that i should contact microsoft. apparently the copy of xp pro that was installed on my computer was an illegal copy. it was installed at the time that i had my computer built with the help of my friend, who is now in college and i have lost contact with. i plan to go out and invest in a legal copy of xp pro and install it to resolve my issues, but i have a few inquiries regarding that plan:
1) will doing a repair installation of xp pro over my current OS eliminate my old cd-key in place of the new one?
2) will i be able to keep all my files, programs, settings as they are now? (i have a relatively secure PC; i run ad-aware and spybot S&D weekly, defrag monthly, and have pc-cillin as my antivirus. i'm highly opposed to reinstalling everything and stuff)
3) will an upgrade version of xp pro work or does it have to be a full blown xp pro OS?
thanks for your time/help in advance 8)
P.S. uh....i'm only 17 years old with only intermediate computer expertise, so "dumbing down" your computer diction might help too xD