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    Let's try this again, Anyone successful upgrading 5672 to xp pro sp2?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jasonj566, Mar 3, 2006.

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    jasonj566 Notebook Consultant

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    I bought a 5672 last month, unsuccessful on upgrading to xp sp2 with the dvd drive to function. I was able to upgrade to xp pro sp2, but after could not get the computer to recognize the dvd ram drive, has anyone upgraded there laptop to xp pro sp2 w/o any problems, horror stories to share before i reattempt? thanks
     
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    has anyone upgraded to xp pro sp2????someone must have :)
     
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    yea, it's tough to upgrade, but if u can have a new installation, that would be easier
     
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    I reformatted and installed XP Pro, Yes.
     
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    I've done the same, deleted partitions, created a single 120 GB NTFS Partition and Installed Win XP SP2. No Problems.
     
    risslerp, Mar 4, 2006
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