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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 12:25 am
Posted by AnchorMan
(1465 messages posted)
It means that your software "key" is already in use by someone else. It is "pirated"
or "stolen". You got ripped off. Call Microsoft and report to there antipiracy group.
AnchorMan
On Friday, February 24, 2006 at 12:19 am, John B Palmer wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?:
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>I was able to buy a copy of Windows XP from an internet vendor and when I went to
>activate it, it said the product was already activated. How is that posible?
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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 9:48 am
Posted by alex
(2474 messages posted)
It says it's activated.Does it show the counter how many days left?
On Friday, February 24, 2006 at 12:19 am, John B Palmer wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?:
>
>
>I was able to buy a copy of Windows XP from an internet vendor and when I went to
>activate it, it said the product was already activated. How is that posible?
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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 11:38 am
Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE
(7096 messages posted)
Anchor man is right, you got hosed.
IF, and this is a big if, the copy of XP you is actually a legitimate XP CDROM, or
is a very good fake of a legitimate XP CDROM, MS has a program for you that, if you
qualify, will give you a free replacement for the bogus or already activated copy
you bought.
See here:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en#GWinO
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