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Hi,
I received a copy of Win XP pro (full install) from a guy recently. I
installed it, put in the key and it works great. It never asked for me to
activate or register either. Anyway...I went to the "Genuine Microsoft
Software" page to download the new Anti-Spyware tool MS offers.....when you
go to download you have the option for them to check to see if your win xp is
"genuine"..so I tried it and failed. It basically said that the product key
was "one on a list of invalid Product Keys"...and that either the key i am
using is pirated or apart of an expired company key, in which case i need to
get the udpated key.
SO i contacted the guy who sent me this win xp and asked him where he got
it, etc...and he said
"> I called my sister. she said it's from a tech friend. it's a valid
....he told me that he installed it once before..but since then he has
uninstalled and is now using Windows Server 2k3 instead. So, I guess is
there some way to tell MS that the key is being transferred to me, or is this
copy of Win XP just not legit/legal??
Either way, what can/should I do? I own a copy of Win XP Pro (upgrade)
which I bought at the store, but if I want to reformat my PC and install
Windows again, I cant use an upgrade version...any ideas?
thanks.
I received a copy of Win XP pro (full install) from a guy recently. I
installed it, put in the key and it works great. It never asked for me to
activate or register either. Anyway...I went to the "Genuine Microsoft
Software" page to download the new Anti-Spyware tool MS offers.....when you
go to download you have the option for them to check to see if your win xp is
"genuine"..so I tried it and failed. It basically said that the product key
was "one on a list of invalid Product Keys"...and that either the key i am
using is pirated or apart of an expired company key, in which case i need to
get the udpated key.
SO i contacted the guy who sent me this win xp and asked him where he got
it, etc...and he said
"> I called my sister. she said it's from a tech friend. it's a valid
corp version disc with the registration feature disabled for reinstall
purpose. but everything else works exactly the same as any retail in
store. it is a working valid disc you can use."
....he told me that he installed it once before..but since then he has
uninstalled and is now using Windows Server 2k3 instead. So, I guess is
there some way to tell MS that the key is being transferred to me, or is this
copy of Win XP just not legit/legal??
Either way, what can/should I do? I own a copy of Win XP Pro (upgrade)
which I bought at the store, but if I want to reformat my PC and install
Windows again, I cant use an upgrade version...any ideas?
thanks.