Re: Win XP SP2 won't install

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
Chris wrote:
A friend gave me a seven year old Dell 4100 running XP Pro. It
actually dual boots to Win 2000 Pro also. That won't install Win XP
SP 2 because this copy of the OS "may not be valid". C'mon, this
machine's been sitting in a garage for five years. I'm pretty sure
it's a valid copy, as my friend's father is absolutely, impeccably
honest. Is there any way around this

I hope I'm posting in the right area.

Repeating a post when you don't like the answers is not going to change the
answer. ;-)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/434debd3f3e437fa/9145c87ccee1748a?lnk=st&q=#9145c87ccee1748a

<snicker>

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