re: license key for xp Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 10:55 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by david solis (2 messages posted) I noticed my dell has the original license key on sticker underneath the computer. Can a use this key to activate my copy of xp without having to reinstall? On Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 10:43 pm, david solis wrote: >I purchased a used dell laptop from a private party. When I try to do windows update, >the tool alerts me that it's not a legal copy. How can I get around this problem? >Can Microsoft issue a new key if I explain my delimma. If they make me buy a new >copy, which is fine by me, how can register the new key without having to reinstall >system? I'm trying to avoid going through the reinstall process and yet comply with >the rules. Written in response to: license key for xp (david solis: Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 10:43 pm) Responses to this message: re: license key for xp (ttterk: Monday, April 24, 2006 at 1:31 am) All messages in this thread [show all] license key for xp (david solis: Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 10:43 pm) re: license key for xp (david solis: Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 10:55 pm) re: license key for xp (ttterk: Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 1:31 am) re: license key for xp (Matthew D. Healy: Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 4:18 am) re: license key for xp (Matthew D. Healy: Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 4:12 am) re: license key for xp (Gilzean: Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 5:13 am) re: license key for xp (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 6:09 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum