Apologies if this is a bit of a daft thread, but i want to format my sisters old Dell machine as she no longer uses it, and my mother could do with an upgrade from her 350mhz whatever-it-is she's currently using.
Firstly, i've always been a bit confused as to whether you can even do this with pre-built machines like Dell's etc..
Secondly, if you can, my sister has lost all her useful discs that came with it. Which leaves me with just my own disc of XP Pro. The sticker on the side of the Dell case has a key for XP Home. Can i use my XP Pro and her XP Home key together to do a fresh format/install?
If not, i'm assuming i can borrow an XP Home disc and use that, right?
Thanks for any advice -- i always kinda wing it whenever i need to do fresh installs etc..!
Firstly, i've always been a bit confused as to whether you can even do this with pre-built machines like Dell's etc..

If not, i'm assuming i can borrow an XP Home disc and use that, right?
Thanks for any advice -- i always kinda wing it whenever i need to do fresh installs etc..!
