Changing XP activation key

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My MSDN subscription expired in Jan. so I have to call to get my activation
keys.
I installed XP Pro on a weekend and went online to find one of these
keygen/hacked
keys which got me through the installation. I called MS, got my new XP key
and went
through the methods described on various web pages. The new key wasn't
accepted.
I called MS back and they said the only way to get this new key in is to do
a brand
new install. Is this true? This sucks the big one man. I spent HOURS
installing all my
dev tools and copying data back over from a backup. I do not want to go
through
another fresh install just to add my "legal" key. Any ideas?

~billy
 
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| My MSDN subscription expired in Jan. so I have to call to get my activation
| keys.
| I installed XP Pro on a weekend and went online to find one of these
| keygen/hacked
| keys which got me through the installation. I called MS, got my new XP key
| and went
| through the methods described on various web pages. The new key wasn't
| accepted.
| I called MS back and they said the only way to get this new key in is to do
| a brand
| new install. Is this true? This sucks the big one man. I spent HOURS
| installing all my
| dev tools and copying data back over from a backup. I do not want to go
| through
| another fresh install just to add my "legal" key. Any ideas?
|
| ~billy
 
Billy;
A Repair Installation normally does it.

However you chose an illegal route.
So if the route you chose precludes the easy way, your own choice has
deemed it necessary to do it the hard way.
 
A Repair Installation normally does it.

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

However you chose an illegal route.
So if the route you chose precludes the easy way, your own choice has
deemed it necessary to do it the hard way.
Click to expand...

If I buy a car and use a stolen key to start the car, does that make me a
car thief? There is a supply of illegal keys because there is a demand for
them. Most of this demand comes from people that simply don't want to
pay for the OS and that probably can't be stopped. But, MS made a
decision to only provide keys for expired MSDN subscriptions over the
phone which means business hours only. If I'm staying late at work and
need to test out one of my drivers on an OS that I need to install, what
am I supposed to do? Wait? MS could remove part of this demand by
making changes to how they manage these keys. I'm not pleading
innocent here, but it is clear that revising how they handle some situations
could take a small chunk out of the demand for these illegal keys.

~billy
 
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