Re: Reinstalling XP Home edition with diffrent cd but legal key

As long as you use the identical version. If the laptop came with XP it is
likely OEM, so you cannot use a retail CD to do the reinstall, you have to
use an OEM CD.

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"Lazzy" <Lazzy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi I need to reinstall my friends Windows XP Home to his laptop but I dont
have the original CD but I have the purchased legal Key, would this be
pausible with no problems?
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