Thank you for responding. I think I will try VMWare, any ideas?
"Tom Dacon" wrote:
> I've seen posts on the Virtual PC newsgroup (where you would have been
> better off posting this) that you can't use an OEM CD to install an OS in
> Virtual PC. The OEM disk is tied to the hardware that you bought it on, or
> so they seem to say.
>
> Tom Dacon
> Dacon Software Consulting
>
>
> "jmorg" <> wrote in message
> news:02E465DC-0A73-492F-AE59-...
> >I can't get XP Pro to install from oem cd. I followed the instructions to
> > change cd drive to primary controller after setting up the VM. Start VM.
> > Insert cd. Press enter. Get black screen 'argon pxe..'..wait for reboot
> > request....reboot (with cd installed)....get green screen in VM window
> > indicating 'windows set up'....files are now loading automatically without
> > prompt screens...computer goes to multiple choice restart screen, then
> > restarts to vista. When I start Virtual PC, VM will not respond. I checked
> > the cd in my old XP machine and my new Vista machine and it boots
> > properly.
> > I've deleted the VM and uninstalled Virtual PC three times without
> > success.
> > The last time I got a promt to down load SP1 for Vista after an error
> > screen
> > restart. The program seems to run fine other than the os load difficulty.
> > What am I doing wrong? The VM machine properties shows 'n/a' as guest
> > operating system indicating a failed install. All of this is on a new Dell
> > Insperon 1521 w/ AMD processor. Should I go to a dual boot software
> > instead?
> > I like the idea of a virtual machine better for my purposes.
>
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