change from illegal to legal license without reinstalling

[Bryce]

Hi.

I found a computer here that has an "illegal" copy of XP on it.

I bought an OEM copy of XP with RAM to put in this said machine.

Is there anyway I can just enter the information from the outside of the cd
into XP somewhere so I wouldn't have to reinstall and keep this CD with the
computer at this point then?

Thanks for any info.

Bryce.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No. You must use the new Product Key and the Windows XP
that came with it to perform a "Repair Install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Hi.
|
| I found a computer here that has an "illegal" copy of XP on it.
|
| I bought an OEM copy of XP with RAM to put in this said machine.
|
| Is there anyway I can just enter the information from the outside of the cd
| into XP somewhere so I wouldn't have to reinstall and keep this CD with the
| computer at this point then?
|
| Thanks for any info.
|
| Bryce.
|
|

 

[Bryce]

Hi.

thanks.

It says I can do an "inplace upgrade" to change the product key.

The link to this is dead.

Is an inplace upgrade an easier process than a repair install?

Thanks.

Bryce.

 

[peterk]

in place upgrade= repair installation
peterk