I tried to reinstall winxp on my new computer after my old one nose dived into a dumpster. I got it to install after dumping all the ram into it i could get my hands on. now i cant get it to activate winxp. i tried over the phone with no sucess. they said my prod key was invalid for some reason. can i get a new one without having to buy a new retail copy. the version i have now is retail. microsoft doesnt seem to give me too many options in my case. so any help would be greatly apperciated.
73s matt kc0qev ham radio

Why did they say it is invalid?

Does it fit this:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/invalpk.htm

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"kc0qev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I tried to reinstall winxp on my new computer after my old one nose
dived into a dumpster. I got it to install after dumping all the ram
into it i could get my hands on. now i cant get it to activate winxp.
i tried over the phone with no sucess. they said my prod key was
invalid for some reason. can i get a new one without having to buy a
new retail copy. the version i have now is retail. microsoft doesnt
seem to give me too many options in my case. so any help would be
greatly apperciated.
> 73s matt kc0qev ham radio

my problem was mostly due to the fact that i have used my copy of win xp on another computer in the past that doesn't work. i also no longer have the original install disc. i am using a copy i made for myself in case my disc should get scratched badly or what actually happened (got steped on and broke). Micorsoft didn't like that too much so they said they couldn't help me.

Is Windows XP OEM?
If so, normally OEM is not transferable to another computer regardless
the condition of the original computer.
One of the many reasons OEM is cheaper than retail.

If Windows XP is retail, contact Microsoft for replacement CD:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"kc0qev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> my problem was mostly due to the fact that i have used my copy of
win xp on another computer in the past that doesn't work. i also no
longer have the original install disc. i am using a copy i made for
myself in case my disc should get scratched badly or what actually
happened (got steped on and broke). Micorsoft didn't like that too
much so they said they couldn't help me.

Shell out $$$, or you could clean install the operating
system every 30 days.