Windows 7

[ASTRAY]

use this mate

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/

basically gives you xp inside windows 7

only have home premium mate

[poita]

ah shit thats right, sorry mate.

gimme a sec

[poita]

use this, you have to have your own copy of windows xp though mate

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

[ASTRAY]

use this, you have to have your own copy of windows xp though mate

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

got xp on my desktop pc, (old pc) but its all inside the pc, eg no cd.
has a hidden little button underneath that you hold in and the pc does its own clean install.....

[ASTRAY]

while on the topic of my old pc, i want to do a clean install on it, i have moved all my "want to keep" stuff onto the 500gb drive i installed earlier this yr.
pc still has the original 80gb drive in it, partioned from factory to 2x40gb.
one of them 40gb has the os etc on it as from factory.
the 500gb is just used as a storage drive, i manually move things over to there when my 40s start getting full.

if i push that button and do a clean install, will it wipe my 500gb too?

[poita]

just unplug it shay

this 'push button clean install' scares me honestly

never seen anything with that on it before

[ASTRAY]

just unplug it shay

this 'push button clean install' scares me honestly

never seen anything with that on it before

shay? lol
yeah was thinking just unplug but didnt know if disrupting power to it would wipe it or worse.

old pc is a veriton 7600 and the clean install feature is called "one touch recovery"
used it plenty of times.
just wipes everything and returns pc to "new" state.

[ASTRAY]

different pc, but same idea....

The Acer Veriton 7600 GT offers a powerful business tool in a mini-tower design. With an Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz processor, 512MB RAM and a 80 GB hard drive, the Veriton is prepared to handle the most complex and hardware demanding applications with ease. 8 USB ports with USBLock allow full freedom in using peripherals while still keeping your system safe. Performance is optimized by minimizing maintenance time. Each system comes with a One-touch recovery for easy return of the PC to its original configuration. The Veriton 7600GT is a perfect solution thanks to its high technology and friendly user interface.

found here
http://www.superwarehouse.com/Acer_V...P3001/p/428141

[poita]

was sending a msg to shay at the same time lol

nah unpluggin it wont wipe it

mine gets moved around heaps all the time

[ASTRAY]

was sending a msg to shay at the same time lol

nah unpluggin it wont wipe it

mine gets moved around heaps all the time

cheers for the help then mate. will do it tomoz arvo.