Re: xp



Do a repair install, which will require you to use the new product key and
things should be just fine.

"Lakebunny" <cecelia@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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my computer crashed and i restored it with what I thought was the correct
restore disk. come to find out it was my sons disk and i cannot activate
it.
now I am buying a new xp software produst xp from a supplier on the
internet
. will there be a problem when I install it on top of the one on there
which won't activate.?
I appreciate any help as soon as possible before I order it.

Thanks for your help in this matter.




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