Question about WinXP and OEM install...

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Greetings...

I have a couple of questions regarding Windows XP installation and activation.

1) If I have a Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade Ver 2002 (legal with COA and Prod Key sticker), can I legally get a 'copy' of the Windows XP Home Upgrade with SP2 cd? It would make it easier than having to do all the SP2 upgrades after installing the original version.

2) I received a Compaq computer from a client of mine after working on a new computer she bought. The (original) hard drive was dead, and I couldn't recover anything off of it.

The case has the Windows XP Home Edition COA with the Prod Key. Since I have this COA, does this mean I can install WinXP Home on this computer with this Key?

I put a new hard drive in the system and tried to do this, but it told me that the Key was invalid. Is there another way that I can do this? Or do I have to try to get the Restore CD from Compaq?

Thanks for any info...

Franz Bruyere Jr.
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