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  • 18-10-2006 11:15pm
    #1
    shanethemofo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭


    ok so my friend asked me to fix his pc, it needed a fresh install of xp. so i got the key from the registry (he had lost the sticker, typical) and tried installing it but it tells me it is an invalid cd key??? anyone know what it could be? its xp pro.


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  • #2
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Which sticker was lost? The one on the CD or the one on the computer itself?


  • #3
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Some of the info here might help:

    http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-Find-a-lost-Windows-product-key.htm


  • #4
    shanethemofo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭shanethemofo


    no, i have the cd key but it wont install.
    so basically, when i type in the cd key it tells me that it isnt valid, even though its already being used on the machine


  • #5
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    is it the right cd ?


  • #6
    shanethemofo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭shanethemofo


    yer its an xp pro cd


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  • #7
    bazolsen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭bazolsen


    Hi there.

    Just because it says Win xp pro on the key, it doesn't mean you can use it with the particular Win xp pro CD you have. You see Windows XP Professional comes in a lot of different "versions", and you need the key and CD to be of the same "version" to get it to work.

    For example your key could be a single user key, while the CD could be a Volume edition key, hence it will come up and say the key is not valid.

    So you really need to verify that both the CD and the key are of the same "version". If they are call Win XP support on the phone number supplied, and they will assist you in activating your Win XP Pro installation.


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