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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 2:46 am Posted by JP (1 messages posted) You don't have to skip the activation. as a matter of facts, Microsoft will in your case give you and guide you through the process if your operating program was indeed pre-installed when you bought the computer. That said, they will ask you for the number that came with the original disc when you first setup the machine. It should be on the back of the machine next to the Windows 3D logo or on the disc supplied by Compaq. I know it's not always easy to deal with Bill's juggernaut, but the process I went through with them was relatively painless and I now have access to all the updates available from Windows update site. Your copy MUST be genuine to start with. After re-reading your message before posting I noticed that you did not get a re-formatting disc with your Compaq. I would contact Compaq to get one then go on with the process of activating your copy of Windows Good luck On Friday, September 26, 2008 at 11:00 pm, sharon hill wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >Approx 1 1/2 yrs ago I purchased a new Compaq Presario laptop with Windows XP installed >on it. Just recently I installed SP3 and my husband was deleting some old stuff >in an attempt to free up hard driver space. >Then out of the blue I start getting a message telling me that my copy of windows >is not activated. I fear an important file may have been accidently deleted. >Also, I did not receive any operating discs when I bought the computer. > >Can anyone tell me how to correct this problem? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 8:48 am Posted by quick69gto (850 messages posted) Go online and activate it. You should have no problems. If it doesn't activate online, follow the prompts for the over the phone activation. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 9:58 am Posted by Alan Masterman (364 messages posted) As an item of general knowledge, it's worth keeping in mind that if ever you have to re-instal Windows (any version), it doesn't matter whose disc you use... the only thing that matters is whether you have a legitimate licence. As long as you enter your own licence code, the plastic is irrelevant. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 8:06 pm Posted by C K (6528 messages posted) Wrong, wrong, wrong.. I won't answer as you might think I am flaming you again, so I will let someone else explain why you are wrong if they care to... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Monday, September 29, 2008 at 7:41 am Posted by starmizzle (3 messages posted) This information is incorrect. No XP key works on all XP installation discs. Secondly, using someone else's license is not okay. Ignoring the legality, what if the license key ends up getting blacklisted from overuse? Then you're in the same boat... On Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 9:58 am, Alan Masterman wrote: >As an item of general knowledge, it's worth keeping in mind that if ever you have >to re-instal Windows (any version), it doesn't matter whose disc you use... the only >thing that matters is whether you have a legitimate licence. As long as you enter >your own licence code, the plastic is irrelevant. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum