Changing the Product Key

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From: Alan R (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:37:41 -0800

I have just bought a second hand computer with Windows XP
and found after a copy of months running that I have an
illegal copy of XP loaded and therefore can not get
updates. I have bought a new version and would like to
change the product key without going through reloading
Windows and hence losing my files, drivers and wireless
settings (which I found very difficult to get going).

Can anyone help?

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