XP Licence

[Michael Croteau]

I have purchased a new licence for Windows XP and I need
to know how to enter it on my laptop

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Michael;
You enter the Product Key during installation.
Otherwise post back exactly what you are doing.

 

[mike]

I have only a non-activatable disk to install (educational-
institutional, I believe)and I purcased an XP licence
separately.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Sounds like the license you purchased is not for the
particular Windows XP CD you have. A Windows XP
Product Key is not generic....it is designed to be used
with a specific version of Windows XP.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have only a non-activatable disk to install (educational-
| institutional, I believe)and I purcased an XP licence
| separately.

 

[Guest]

The installed version is XP Professional and the licence
is XP Professional

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

Yes, but you installed a volume licensed version, and it uses a different
type of key than the retail version of WinXP Pro, which is what you
purchased
the key for. It will not work with the installation disc you have. I
suggest finding someone who has a retail full version of WinXP Pro and
borrowing their disc to install, and use the license you purchased to
activate.

Bobby