Re: product key

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cm wrote:
I have a legal unused XP Pro product key marked IBM.

Which I suspect is "OEM"



I have a downloaded version of Windows XP Pro,

From where?


when I install Windows onto
Laptop and reach the screen to enter the key, Windows states Key is Invalid,
the key is not invalid its legal and unused.

But probabl ynot the same TYPE as your key. The keys MUST match - ie OEM or Retail.
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