Re: I can't windows 2000 to update to xp

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From: DL (dl_at_spoofmail.co)
Date: 07/19/04


Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:27:12 +0100

Yr compaq winxp disk will likely only work on the origonal compaq.
In any case as its an OEM copy yr not licenced to use it on any other sys

"Donald Duck" <Tomazbuckley@aol.com> wrote in message
news:2e2dc01c46b3a$d6a8d300$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have just brought a new computer abd it is windows 2000.
> before this i had a compaq that had an xp disc. The man
> told me when brought the disc og him that i only had to
> put it into the disk drive and it will load up. It started
> to get some where then it asked me for a registration
> number and told me where about it would be. I typed it i
> but it just said invalid, Invalid, Invalid and so on. I
> tried every number that was on the box but none of them
> worked what should i do.



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