Operating System ?

[Brett_Henderson]

Yeah.. SP2 is in the upgrade CDs too(if they're so labeled)..

[caveman16]

    Hey Guys,    I think I'm understanding all this.     The "upgrade" in Wal-mart states it has  " SP2 " .    The recovery disk I have states the following :  Operating System,   Windows XP-Home Edition.   Version 1.1.      

    Perhaps I should just buy the upgrade and give it a try.  ???

      A little bit turned around.           caveman

[ctjoyce]

Basically if you use the one you have now, you will spend 2 houres downloading and installing all service packs, and upgrades. If you buy the one at walmart you will only spend one houre.

Cheers
Cameron

[Brett_Henderson]

No..

In your case.. an OEM copy is fine.. You won't be buying another computer before Vista comes out so you won't need the full retail..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6837102062

[congo]

I don't think the recovery disks will work anyway, it's just a HDD image of an outdated pre-built and contains all the drivers and rubbish under the sun for an old rig, not a promising prospect. The install program will most likely spit it out when it detects the wrong mainboard, if the program is any good.