XP Home Install Problems

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I managed to get my old Install Code from my crashed PC. I then used a
friends install disc to re-install XP home on my PC. The code I retrieved
from my PC would not work for the install. I figured it was because his was
an older XP home install disc. So we used his code and were going to try to
update everything to the newest versions and switch to my code. This however
wasn't able to work since I can't update with the machine not validated.... I
am now at a loss on what to do. Can anyone offer up some suggestions? I
can't afford to spend 100 dollars on a New XP Box when I should just be able
to use my old code since it was on THIS machine. Please help me.

Widj
 
Hi,

You need the right installation media. As you now know, the keys are not
interchangeable, nor can you change it once installed (the exception being
for volume license distributions). If you had an OEM key, you need to
install with the OEM media, contact the manufacturer of the PC for the
correct replacement media. If you had a retail boxed disk, then contact
Microsoft Product Support for a replacement.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Ah, so the problem is then that I had an OEM version of windows. Well, am I
screwed then? The place I hat build the computer originaly was in Missouri
(I've since moved to California) and they are no longer around. Is there
anything that Microsoft can do? It was an OEM version.

Widj
 
Jonathan said:
I managed to get my old Install Code from my crashed PC. I then used
a friends install disc to re-install XP home on my PC. The code I
retrieved from my PC would not work for the install. I figured it
was because his was an older XP home install disc.
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No, assuming that both your systems are XP Home, it's probably either that
one of you has an retail version and the other an OEM version, or that one
of you has an Upgrade and the other a Full version.

So we used his
code and were going to try to update everything to the newest
versions and switch to my code. This however wasn't able to work
since I can't update with the machine not validated.... I am now at a
loss on what to do. Can anyone offer up some suggestions? I can't
afford to spend 100 dollars on a New XP Box when I should just be
able to use my old code since it was on THIS machine. Please help
me.
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Do you not have a CD of your own? Is that because XP came pre-installed on
your computer? If so, contact the computer manufacturer for instructions on
how to reinstall. You may, for example, have a hidden partition on your
drive to reinstall from.
 
I no longer have the original CD that my computer came with. I purchased the
computer from a tiny store in Missouri. This was a few years ago and I have
since moved to California. I tried to get in contact with the store but it
is no longer in business. I do have my original code however. The reason I
have to go thru all this is that my hard drive died on me. So if there was
any extra information on it I am unable to retrieve any of it. The only
thing I can think to do is either find an OEM version CD to install from or
to buy a new version. (Which I can't afford at the moment) Yay.

Widj
 
Jonathan said:
I no longer have the original CD that my computer came with. I
purchased the computer from a tiny store in Missouri. This was a few
years ago and I have since moved to California. I tried to get in
contact with the store but it is no longer in business. I do have my
original code however. The reason I have to go thru all this is that
my hard drive died on me. So if there was any extra information on
it I am unable to retrieve any of it. The only thing I can think to
do is either find an OEM version CD to install from or to buy a new
version. (Which I can't afford at the moment) Yay.
Click to expand...


If yours was an OEM version of XP Home, and you can find a friend who also
has an OEM version of XP Home, borrow and copy it. It's the product key
(which you have) that represents the license, not the CD itself.
 
Hi,

I agree with Ken's assessment, find someone with a generic OEM disk, copy it
and use it to perform a (repair) installation. It is the Product Key, not
the media, that represents your license to use WindowsXP.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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