Validation xp pro help please!

[nj]

Hi, I need help please with a problem im having

Bought a pc from a 3rd party, with xp pro already installed.
WIndows crashed, and I had another windows cd from my old pc and
re-installed after formatting, now it says, can not validate Xp..

I went to microsoft and gateway pcs, no luck apart from buying a new
one for 180 dollars

Can anyone advise me what to do?


and before any smart comments, it is a legal copy i have, and i also
have a toshiba laptop with its cd recovery, so I am all legal here.

and after i bought the pc for 300 dollars, dont want to spend 180 on a
cd!


Thank you to all the good people with help!

 

[Dave B.]

No your not legal, you cannot install an OEM OS that shipped with a Gateway
or Toshiba on a different computer, your option, as someone stated in a
reply to your first post, is to buy a new copy.

 

[Calvin Luttrell from Projecthunder]

NJ,

If the computer was installed with XP but was not activated then most likely
the license they gave you was bogus. You should be presented with the option
to put a new license in. If you're license was for an OEM copy of windows
then it will need to match up to what is installed now. Otherwise I'd call
Microsoft and have them work it out with you. I'm not sure how they deal
with consumers but they should provide a number in that error screen. They
are very reasonable with business users.

-Calvin Luttrell

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[arachnid]

No your not legal, you cannot install an OEM OS that shipped with a
Gateway or Toshiba on a different computer, your option, as someone
stated in a reply to your first post, is to buy a new copy.

Another option, as someone else stated, is Ubuntu Linux:

http://www.ubuntu.com

You can download it for free, or if you don't have broadband then you can
order the DVD from a number of sources for about $7-$10 or the CD for only
a few bucks. However if your bandwidth is low enough that you have to
order a disc, I suggest buying the DVD because it comes with a few
gigabytes of extra applications that you won't have to download later.

Just ask on alt.os.linux.ubuntu if you need more info or help on getting
or installing Ubuntu.

 

[Rock]

Hi, I need help please with a problem im having

Bought a pc from a 3rd party, with xp pro already installed.
WIndows crashed, and I had another windows cd from my old pc and
re-installed after formatting, now it says, can not validate Xp..

I went to microsoft and gateway pcs, no luck apart from buying a new
one for 180 dollars

Can anyone advise me what to do?


and before any smart comments, it is a legal copy i have, and i also
have a toshiba laptop with its cd recovery, so I am all legal here.

and after i bought the pc for 300 dollars, dont want to spend 180 on a
cd!


Thank you to all the good people with help!

An OEM copy of XP cannot be moved from one computer to another. Once it has
been installed on a computer, it cannot be transferred unless it's sold with
the computer. You didn't state what the version of XP it was from your old
PC but implied it is a OEM version. If so it can't be used on another
system per the EULA which is now being enforced through activation.

You'll need to contact the seller and get the original XP CD for it - a
legit sale is supposed to include the OS CD, or buy a generic OEM copy of
XP. If you have a CD from a qualifying product such as win/95 (they can be
cheaply had on eBay) buy a retail upgrade of XP Home. That is
transferrable.

 

[HeyBub]

Another option, as someone else stated, is Ubuntu Linux:

http://www.ubuntu.com

You can download it for free, or if you don't have broadband then you
can order the DVD from a number of sources for about $7-$10 or the CD
for only a few bucks. However if your bandwidth is low enough that
you have to order a disc, I suggest buying the DVD because it comes
with a few gigabytes of extra applications that you won't have to
download later.

Just ask on alt.os.linux.ubuntu if you need more info or help on
getting or installing Ubuntu.

Just what the OP needs: Some wannabe operating system written in an obscure
African tribal dialect.

 

[Plato]

Bought a pc from a 3rd party, with xp pro already installed.
WIndows crashed, and I had another windows cd from my old pc and
re-installed after formatting, now it says, can not validate Xp..

and after i bought the pc for 300 dollars, dont want to spend 180 on a
cd!

Then call MS and they will tell you how to validate over the phone for
free.