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Hello

I brought a laptop ages ago and it came with XP Home installed. Since I
don't like XP Home, I uninstalled it. Now that I'm planning to pass the
laptop on to someone, I'd like to reinstall that OS. Problem is that, becasue
it was preinstalled, no separate install disk was provided. Can I get a
replacement from Mircosoft or my laptop manufacturer provided I show my
License Certificate of Authenticity?

Additionally, is there any way I can determine what my PID (Product ID) is
without installing so that I can contact Microsoft directly about this?

Cheers
 
Hi,

Replacement installation media would come from the laptop manufacturer,
Microsoft only replaces retail media. You will need to contact the maker,
and they will likely charge a nominal fee for providing the media.

Also, just as an FYI, the PID is only generated after installation, so no,
there is no way of knowing it until that is done.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
F*SH said:
Hello

I brought a laptop ages ago and it came with XP Home installed. Since
I don't like XP Home, I uninstalled it. Now that I'm planning to pass
the laptop on to someone, I'd like to reinstall that OS. Problem is
that, becasue it was preinstalled, no separate install disk was
provided. Can I get a replacement from Mircosoft or my laptop
manufacturer provided I show my License Certificate of Authenticity?

Additionally, is there any way I can determine what my PID (Product
ID) is without installing so that I can contact Microsoft directly
about this?

Cheers
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The OEM that sold you the Laptop should have supplied you with a way to
restore your OS. A harddrive partition, restore CDs. If you lost or
destroy the restore method supplied, then you'll need to go the your OEM
to get replacements.

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Kurt
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"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
Borrow an OEM copy from a friend, make a copy of it, and use it to install
with your COA.
Since the OS is licensed, not the install media, you will still be following
the EULA.

HTH & GL
Glen
 
Glen said:
Borrow an OEM copy from a friend, make a copy of it, and use it to
install with your COA.
Since the OS is licensed, not the install media, you will still be
following the EULA.
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The issue here is not so much following the EULA as with whether it will
work. And in this case it probably won't. OEM CDs that come with computers
are often customized for the particular computer, and others won't work.
This is *especially* true with laptops. Unless his friend has the identical
computer, this is unlikely to help him.
 
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