Activation

[Dave]

I have an HP Pavilion that the mainboard failed on. I
replaced teh mainboard with a boadr that is not HP. The
Home xp volume was damaged and i tried to repair it using
the repair console. It didn't help. I reinstalled xp
with a xp upgrade that I have and the activation key is
invalid. I tried a Hp recovery cd but it won't run
because the board is not hp. Microsoft gave me a product
key that did not work. They told me to come hear and post
my question. I need a product key that will work with
this installation.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

I'm afraid that we can't provide a PK for you. You will have to contact HP for some help. You might like to read the following article by MVP Alex Nichol:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.php

 

[Guest]

Run This and then try the new key, might work.

http://ryan.ript.net/xppid/

 

[purplehaz]

You had an oem version of xp. This version is sometimes bios locked(like
yours is) and also is not allowed to transfer to another motherboard /
computer. This is one of the many downfalls of buying oem. Since you
replaced your motherboard you will have to buy a retail version of xp and
install that. The oem cd will not work with the new mb cause it is bios
locked. If you already purchased a license from MS you can't use that
product key with your oem cd, you need a retail cd cause ms doesn't sell oem
product keys. If you bought a product key from ms and have a xp retail cd or
you just bought xp retail version from the store and it says the product key
is invalid you will have to call MS to straighten that out.