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My windows XP pro partition went unusable (missing
operating system) a couple of months ago, and I had to do
an "emergency" reinstall from the only XP disk I had,
which was a copied retail version. The original OEM
version was unavailable to me at the time. It took 2-3
days to get applications & tools reinstalled, and now I'm
stuck with a bad license and unable to install service
packs or security patches.
Is there any way to get a valid license without a
complete re-install? I won't spend another 2-3 days
reinstalling apps.
What I would like to do is buy a new full XP version
($315 at 4sure.com), invalidate the key via the oobetimer
registry entry modification, then use msoobe.exe to
install the new license.
Will this give me a valid version without the 2-3 day re-
install or losing my personal settings?
operating system) a couple of months ago, and I had to do
an "emergency" reinstall from the only XP disk I had,
which was a copied retail version. The original OEM
version was unavailable to me at the time. It took 2-3
days to get applications & tools reinstalled, and now I'm
stuck with a bad license and unable to install service
packs or security patches.
Is there any way to get a valid license without a
complete re-install? I won't spend another 2-3 days
reinstalling apps.
What I would like to do is buy a new full XP version
($315 at 4sure.com), invalidate the key via the oobetimer
registry entry modification, then use msoobe.exe to
install the new license.
Will this give me a valid version without the 2-3 day re-
install or losing my personal settings?