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Windows XP COA and activation?
I recently purchaced a computer off eBay. It has a sticker with a Genuine Windows XP Home Edition Product key. The owner of the computer installed some kind of copy of Windows XP SP1 before sending it to me. When I tried to activate it by using the Product key that came on the computer, it would't activate my Windows. Does this mean that my Product key is useless now? or I can still get it to work? (Restore CDs are nowhere to be found.
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HP (the computer maker) sells the restore CDs on their websit, but when I called customer support they told me that these restore CDs won't help me get the original Windows version, which doesn't make a lot os sense to me. They suggested that for $49, they can regenerate a new product ID for me.
The product key on the side of the computer was automatically installed by the computer maker when it was shipped to the person who you bought the computer from. That was his product key. You can't reinstall Windows and use the same key because that key was unique to that installation. Assuming this computer is from a big computer company like Dell, HP, Gateway, etc., the product key on the side of the computer was obtained after the installation (this type of installation is called an OEM installation using an OEM disk, provided by the manufacturer). Basically, you need the recovery disk that came with the computer in order to reinstall Windows so that it can be genuine, and you'll have to reformat your drive (deleting all your files) in doing so. If you can't get a copy of the recovery disk then you may have to go and buy a new copy of Windows or obtain a new product key.
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