Product Key

I'm have Window's XP Home Edition and sent my computer away to a friend who
offered to fix my computer.When i got my computer back,he'd changed it to
Proffesional Edition.My friend has since died and i've been trying to
download Service Pack 2 but it fails to download saying it doesn't recognise
the Product Key.Can anyone advise me how i can sort this problem-PLEASE

Please follow the article below to ensure that you have a valid product key
for your Windows XP Professional product:

326904 You receive a "The product key used to install Windows is invalid"
error
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326904

Dave

Sharon;
Your friend probably installed pirated Windows XP:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/invalpk.htm
If that is the case, you will need to perform a Clean Installation of
Windows XP Home or buy Windows XP Pro.

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


"sharon" <sharonbeattie496@msn.com> wrote in message
news:A67C3E33-CBBA-43EF-ACA2-1598C7235CCF@microsoft.com...
> I'm have Window's XP Home Edition and sent my computer away to a
> friend who
> offered to fix my computer.When i got my computer back,he'd changed
> it to
> Proffesional Edition.My friend has since died and i've been trying
> to
> download Service Pack 2 but it fails to download saying it doesn't
> recognise
> the Product Key.Can anyone advise me how i can sort this
> problem-PLEASE

sharon wrote:
> I'm have Window's XP Home Edition and sent my computer away to a
> friend who offered to fix my computer.When i got my computer
> back,he'd changed it to Proffesional Edition.My friend has since
> died
> and i've been trying to download Service Pack 2 but it fails to
> download saying it doesn't recognise the Product Key.Can anyone
> advise me how i can sort this problem-PLEASE


If you are trying to install a WinXP Service Pack and getting the
following:

The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;en-us;Q326904

You need to purchase and use a _legitimate_ full retail copy of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CD and Product Key.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/direct...B;EN-US;Q315341

Alternatively, you can format the hard drive and re-install the
original WinXP Home, for which you do have a legitimate license.
--

Bruce Chambers

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