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    Formating Question...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Dustin711, Nov 11, 2006.

  1. Dustin711

    Dustin711 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Right now I have MCE installed on my laptop as this is what it came with, however, I have XP that I went to put on instead...when boot up from the pro cd, it gets to the point where it says "starting windows" and then an error comes up and I have to restart. However, when I put in the XP cd, it goes just fine. Am I not supposed to be able to format from the pro cd or what?
     
    Dustin711, Nov 11, 2006
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    count_schemula Notebook Deity

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    MCE is XP Pro without the ability to join a domain.

    I killed 2 MCE specific services in the Service manager. Otherwise the MC features stay out of the way and you could not tell the difference.
     
    count_schemula, Nov 11, 2006
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    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    i'm a bit confused. Can you tell us more about your problem? Are you trying to reformat so you will have XP Pro on your laptop?
     
    Amber, Nov 11, 2006
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    if you're computer is set up properly, when you boot with a bootable disc in the drive, it should boot to that disc, not windows. is that what you're asking?
     
    drumfu, Nov 11, 2006
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