reinstall xp no cds

[John McDowell]

The hd died on my Dell D600. I'm buying another hd. I don't have the
reinstallation cd for the D600 but I have them for my Dell Dimension 2400
desktop unit. Can I use the Dimension 2400 xp reinstall cd & enter the xp
key found on the D600?

John Mc

 

[Tom Willett]

If it's the exact same version, yes.

"John McDowell" <johnmc3@comcast.net> wrote in message
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: The hd died on my Dell D600. I'm buying another hd. I don't have the
: reinstallation cd for the D600 but I have them for my Dell Dimension 2400
: desktop unit. Can I use the Dimension 2400 xp reinstall cd & enter the xp
: key found on the D600?
:
: John Mc
:
:

 

[Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]]

Actually it depends
is it a recovery CD or a OS CD
Some or most Recovery CD's are tied to the Specific Model
Russ

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"Tom Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message
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> If it's the exact same version, yes.
>
> "John McDowell" <johnmc3@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4b708341$0$18777$882e0bbb@news.ThunderNews.com...
> : The hd died on my Dell D600. I'm buying another hd. I don't have the
> : reinstallation cd for the D600 but I have them for my Dell Dimension
> 2400
> : desktop unit. Can I use the Dimension 2400 xp reinstall cd & enter the
> xp
> : key found on the D600?
> :
> : John Mc
> :
> :
>
>