upgrade pirated OS

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Is it possible, and legal, to replace Win XP Pro..a pirate copy, with a legal
one using an OEM disk. Any help or pointers to the right place for how-tos
would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Joe
 
You can try the following:

Change your Product Key without a reinstall to match your
genuine Product Key or COA:

The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a reinstall! http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
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| Is it possible, and legal, to replace Win XP Pro..a pirate copy, with a legal
| one using an OEM disk. Any help or pointers to the right place for how-tos
| would be appreciated.
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Joe
 
Thanks Carey! Exactly what I was hoping for.

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This may not work since mot pirated XP versions were based on "Volume License"
keys and OEM keys are different. Usually, following the "repair" re-install
on top of the "pirated" version would normally fix this.
 
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