Windows XP Pro and Office Pro not working right

[half_pint]

I bought a Windows XP upgrade disk from a friend and it

installs ok, but has this dumb key on it that starts out
with "XXXXX-640-blah-blah-blah" (why does it use

X's ?????) Whats the matter with it,

 

[Rifleman]

X's ?????) Whats the matter with it,

Sounds like you've been stuffed with a pirated version........

 

[purplehaz]

Office 2003 is a hell of alot more than $100. Try like $300-800. If you got
office for 100 then you got ripped off. Sounds like you bought a pitrate
version of office 2003 or the trial or beta version. Also a proper product
key will not have XXXX for the key numbers. That looks like a pirated/fake
key as well. I'd get your money back and buy a real version from the store.