re: license key for xp
Monday, April 24, 2006 at 4:12 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Matthew D. Healy
(1255 messages posted)
Call Microsoft and explain your situation, because only
they have the power to fix it. If they make you buy a new
copy, then you'll need to seek a refund from the seller.
Depending on your situation, you might be able to avoid
a reinstall. However, if I were you I would strongly
consider doing a reformat and clean reinstall anyway,
because a laptop with a pirated copy of XP has about an
85 percent probability of being infested with malware!
However with a laptop better spend some time on the
manufacturer's website prior to reinstalling, because
you may well need some drivers that a retail copy of XP
won't have -- laptops are notorious for having oddball
proprietary hardware that needs special drivers.
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.
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- license key for xp (david solis: Sunday, April 23, 2006 at 10:43 pm)
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