The CD Key your entered is invalid.

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I am installing OEM Windows Xp Pro Sp1 on a new hard drive. Original drive
died. I am the tech who installed xp originally about 2 years ago. Customter
brought computer in with all original software. COA Label is on the case. The
disk is in great shape. Customer never opened the software packet I created
at the time of sale. I put the disk in, format, starts to install, get the cd
key, enter the number, get invalid message. I have checked and double checked
each letter and number. I have had someone else type it in. I have checked
the Knowlege base for solutions and nothing helped. I called Microsoft Tech
support and had a new cd key created and that did not work. They also verifed
the cd key I have is valid. Unfortunately I do not want to pay $245 for
support to answer this question. Does anyone have any solutions to why the
cd key is invalid.

Again - I have checked and rechecked the letters and numbers.

chel
.



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