RE: Validation

Do not feel so bad Don! I have a Volume License Key at my work that is used
on 100+ machines.... thats "ungenuine"

"Don Madsen" wrote:

> A few months ago I purchased a copy of XP Pro (my 3rd copy). When I
> installed it sometime later, it Activated normally. Since then the update
> has worked as expected. This wek the new Validation check decided it had an
> invalid Product Key and therefore it was not Validated and suggested that I
> contact the reseller ( I am awaiting further information from them).
>
> Why would the copy Activate, if indeed it was not a valid Product Key?
>
> Don
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>
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