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Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue
Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 2:13 pm
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Posted by Malcolm Fowler (1561 messages posted)


Hello,

I have just replaced the motherboard in a "dead" PC which was previously dual booting with 98SE and 2000

The PC is now running correctly with 98SE but getting a blue screen with 2000 as it cannot find the boot disk

I understand the best way round this problem is to do a Repair install of 2000 Pro

Now to my question:

I have an unused OEM copy of 2000 Pro with a Product Key - if I use this to do the repair which Product Key will the repair require - the original installation's Product Key (which I don't have to hand) or the Product Key associated with the OEM copy?

Or does it matter at all - will any valid product key work?! Thanks in advance...




Responses to this message:
*re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (Jerry: Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 3:10 pm)
*re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (C K: Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 4:39 pm)
*forgot to add.. (C K: Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 4:49 pm)
*re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (DEX: Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 5:17 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (Malcolm Fowler: Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 2:13 pm)
-re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (Jerry: Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 3:10 pm)
*re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (Malcolm Fowler: Sat, Dec 8, 2007, 1:51 pm)
*re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (C K: Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 4:39 pm)
-forgot to add.. (C K: Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 4:49 pm)
*re: forgot to add.. (Malcolm Fowler: Sat, Dec 8, 2007, 1:54 pm)
-re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (DEX: Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 5:17 pm)
*re: Windows 2000 Professional Repair - Product Key Issue (C K: Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 6:26 pm)
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