genuine XP

[Guest]

A few years ago i purchased a new PC and installed Windows XP on it, and it
worked fine. i have now bought a new PC but didnt bother to buy another
Windows XP as i already had a copy. the problem is, when i try to do any
Windows updates on my new PC it says my Windows is not a valid version. why
is this?

 

[Ben W]

Windows XP now thinks it has been installed twice. As you have made big
changes to the system, Windows is now telling you that it cannot be
'pirated'. You will need to to try and get hold of a new licence key.
When you say you installed Windows XP previously, was this a full reatil
version or OEM version?

 

[Daphne Foldes]

Hello

And where did you buy this XP that you have?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

A few years ago i purchased a new PC and installed Windows XP on it, and it
worked fine. i have now bought a new PC but didnt bother to buy another
Windows XP as i already had a copy. the problem is, when i try to do any
Windows updates on my new PC it says my Windows is not a valid version. why
is this?

What type of WinXP license did you originally purchase, an OEM or
Retail license? OEM licenses are not legitimately transferable to new
computers, so that might be setting something off.


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[Leythos]

A few years ago i purchased a new PC and installed Windows XP on it, and it
worked fine. i have now bought a new PC but didnt bother to buy another
Windows XP as i already had a copy. the problem is, when i try to do any
Windows updates on my new PC it says my Windows is not a valid version. why
is this?

You installed XP on a computer, then you installed it on another
computer, violating the license agreement.

Was the first XP and OEM (pre-installed by the vendor) version or a FULL
RETAIL (came in a Microsoft XP Box) version?

You are not permitted, under the license, to move an OEM XP from the
initial machine to any other machine.

 

[Guest]

It is because you bought a new PC and didn't bother to buy another copy of
windows XP. Now, windows tells you its not a valid version because its not a
valid version. You answered your own question!

 

[GHalleck]

It is because you bought a new PC and didn't bother to buy another copy of
windows XP. Now, windows tells you its not a valid version because its not a
valid version. You answered your own question!

Leythos and you have made an assumption that this version of
Windows XP is an OEM one. But the OP did not state it nor even
allude to it. There are honest users who have uninstalled their
boxed, retail versions of Windows XP from the first computer and
transferred/installed it to a new computer. And they are being
swept into this dragnet created by Microsoft under the aegis of
WGA, simply because of the statistical probility of a generated
Product ID serial being linked to a number of different valid
Product Keys. Ever wonder why a single Product Key can only be
held for 120 days before [wanton] re-use? [If you know how the
Microsoft product serial number is generated and what each block
represents, you'll be able to work it out.] WPA is a failure as
it can never be used uniquely; WGA and WGA(N) only confirms this
fact.

 

[Cindy Winegarden]

Hi VanCreef,

The only way you can be legal is by uninstalling XP from the old computer so
that you have only one copy of the XP you bought installed on any computer.
(The old computer will need to revert to the OS it came with, I assume 98 or
ME.)

Now, you will need to Activate XP by phone and explain that you are removing
your XP license from one computer and transferring your retail XP license to
another computer. To find the correct phone number you can start the XP
Activation Wizard: Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools.

 

[Phisherman]

A few years ago i purchased a new PC and installed Windows XP on it, and it
worked fine. i have now bought a new PC but didnt bother to buy another
Windows XP as i already had a copy. the problem is, when i try to do any
Windows updates on my new PC it says my Windows is not a valid version. why
is this?

Your Product Key is valid for ONE machine. Is your Windows XP OEM
software? You might able to transfer the software along with some
hardware from your old machine.

 

[GateKeeper]

A few years ago i purchased a new PC and installed Windows XP on it, and it
worked fine. i have now bought a new PC but didnt bother to buy another
Windows XP as i already had a copy. the problem is, when i try to do any
Windows updates on my new PC it says my Windows is not a valid version. why
is this?

I have a volume license key, that allows me to install a single coppy of
XP on several machines. Nevertheless, I got the "invalid key" warning on
a recent install. Apparently the warning came up because the system
clock was wrong! Once I set the correct date & time, the warning stopped
appearing.

 

[Guest]

that's like saying "if you buy a new car you have to get a new driving
license, cos your old license was for your old car"!! anyway i have found a
way round the problem. god bless the internet and SOD Microsoft.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

that's like saying "if you buy a new car you have to get a new driving
license, cos your old license was for your old car"!!

Not at all. It is, however, like saying that "if you buy a new car,
you have to get a new registration and accompanying vehicle license
plates for it (or transfer some from a car you no longer own)."

anyway i have found a
way round the problem. god bless the internet and SOD Microsoft.

Bragging about theft in a public venue? How very intelligent of you.


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[Frankster]

that's like saying "if you buy a new car you have to get a new driving

license, cos your old license was for your old car"!!

Yep. And if your state government operated that way they would be as rich as
Bill Gates! LOL!

-Frank