Re: Unstable XP pro

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From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 20:11:30 -0600

Greetings --

   If you are trying to install Service Pack 1a and getting the
following:

The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q326904

    You need to purchase and use a _legitimate_ full retail copy of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CD and Product Key.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

Bruce Chambers 

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"Pól" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7f4c01c431c9$210500a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi I have XP pro loaded on my PC and it is becoming quite
> unstablle. It will not accept SP1 and says that the
> licence is false. The OS I have installed is on an old
> work PC that was installed by my employer. So the licence
> is real but my copy of Office 2000 has been removed and
> the whole system has just about given up.
> My question is, I have another copy(unused) private
> version of XP pro can I install this over my current copy?
> will I get licence conflicts and or will I lose my
> settings and or any software that is currently on my hard-
> drive?
> Any help will be appreciated, I realy don't want to go
> through the whole back-up,format,install routine.
>
> Thanks in advance  Pol

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