Re: product key

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"cm" wrote in message news:7972D84F-E946-4309-9EB6-C522D45D183E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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

I have a downloaded version of Windows XP Pro, 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. How do I get Windows to accept
this key, obviously the Sytem will not install until a Valid key is entered.

My laptop is new came with the "hopeless" Vista OS installed, want to revert
to XP


Unless you have a pricey MSDN subscription, there is no such think as a legal download for Windows XP. Guess you're stuck with the pirated version that you got that included the wrong product key.

So just what was the URL from which you think you downloaded a legal copy of Windows? And after downloading the file, from just where did you get the product key to use?

.



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