Whats wrong with my XP Pro and Windoze 2003 pro ?????

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I bought a Windows XP upgrade disk from a friend and it
installs ok, but has this dumb key on it that starts out
with "XXXXX-640-blah-blah-blah" (why does it use
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X's ?????) Whats the matter with it,
 
It sounds like you just purchased faulty PIRATED software (especially if you
only paid $100!). I would return it and demand a full refund. I then would
go to a legitimate reseller and purchase legal copies. The problem is not
Microsoft, it is the scam artists from whom you purchased it.
 
OUTLOOK does not have a news-reader, if you select to read
news while in OUTLOOK, Outlook Express will open.

You seemingly bought a pirated.



| I bought a Windows XP upgrade disk from a friend and it
| > installs ok, but has this dumb key on it that starts out
| > with "XXXXX-640-blah-blah-blah" (why does it use
| X's ?????) Whats the matter with it,
| > is the installer or the software no good ?????? I paid
| > good money for this crappe and get this and it cleaned
| out
| > all my email and Kazaa.
| > Next MS mess, how come Outlook 2003 (has almost the same
| > bozo key number) does not send my messages to the forums
| > and I have to use this way ? Is it not working too ?
| Like
| > do they check any of these programs before they sell
| > them ?? I paid almost $100 USD for this Office 2003
| > Professional and Windows XP Professional and both are
| > messng up. Most of my games dont work no more and the
| > thing is slow as shite on a stick, what bozos write
| this ?
| > Or did I do something wrong on install ? Where did my
| mail
| > go and howcome its still the old crappie Internet 6,
| where
| > is Internet 7 ? how ca I get this junk off my harddisk ?
| I
| > tryed to uninstall the stupid things and now it wants my
| > Windows XP disk in the drive and I sold it right after I
| > got it installed. what about AVG ??????I finally got
| that
| > toad working and now it is not even there and I cant get
| > it working neither. can somebody tell me what to do to
| fix
| > this wreak before I go nuts or slam Microturd with spam
!
 
Although I have to wonder why Outlook doesn't do NEWS. That's always driven
me nuts.

Sorry, offtopic (in so many ways).

Pete
 
Because office managers don't want their employees reading
news groups.


| Although I have to wonder why Outlook doesn't do NEWS.
That's always driven
| me nuts.
|
| Sorry, offtopic (in so many ways).
|
| Pete
|
| "Derek R. Flickinger"
| message | > It sounds like you just purchased faulty PIRATED
software (especially if
| you
| > only paid $100!). I would return it and demand a full
refund. I then
| would
| > go to a legitimate reseller and purchase legal copies.
The problem is not
| > Microsoft, it is the scam artists from whom you
purchased it.
| >
| > | > > I bought a Windows XP upgrade disk from a friend and
it
| > >> installs ok, but has this dumb key on it that starts
out
| > >> with "XXXXX-640-blah-blah-blah" (why does it use
| > > X's ?????) Whats the matter with it,
| > >> is the installer or the software no good ?????? I
paid
| > >> good money for this crappe and get this and it
cleaned
| > > out
| > >> all my email and Kazaa.
| > >> Next MS mess, how come Outlook 2003 (has almost the
same
| > >> bozo key number) does not send my messages to the
forums
| > >> and I have to use this way ? Is it not working too ?
| > > Like
| > >> do they check any of these programs before they sell
| > >> them ?? I paid almost $100 USD for this Office 2003
| > >> Professional and Windows XP Professional and both are
| > >> messng up. Most of my games dont work no more and the
| > >> thing is slow as shite on a stick, what bozos write
| > > this ?
| > >> Or did I do something wrong on install ? Where did my
| > > mail
| > >> go and howcome its still the old crappie Internet 6,
| > > where
| > >> is Internet 7 ? how ca I get this junk off my
harddisk ?
| > > I
| > >> tryed to uninstall the stupid things and now it wants
my
| > >> Windows XP disk in the drive and I sold it right
after I
| > >> got it installed. what about AVG ??????I finally got
| > > that
| > >> toad working and now it is not even there and I cant
get
| > >> it working neither. can somebody tell me what to do
to
| > > fix
| > >> this wreak before I go nuts or slam Microturd with
spam !
| >
| >
|
|
 
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Peter Near said:
Although I have to wonder why Outlook doesn't do NEWS. That's always
driven me nuts.
Click to expand...


That's a common complaint, but one that I've never understood.
Why *should* it do news? There are lots of E-mail programs that
don't do news.

Every program doesn't have to do everything. Nobody complains
that Word or Excel or Money don't do news.

As a matter of fact, I think it's preferable for programs to be
more specialized and do less. If Outlook doesn't do news, that
leaves me free to use Outlook for E-mail, but choose another
program for news, without having to provide disk space for extra
newsreading code in Outlook that I don't use.
 
Most of your problems are probably not Microsoft's fault as you
suggest.
The cause is most likely bad preparation as well as incompatible
hardware and software.

You are probably better off starting over with a Clean Installation:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm
Pay particular attention to step one to verify the computer is ready
for windows XP.

How can you sell Windows XP if you installed it?
As you discovered, you still need it.
Read the EULA you agreed to when you installed Windows XP.

Also make sure your installed copy of windows XP is legal (probably
not since you said you sold it.)
 
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