I have a friend who had an HP desktop, I have built her a new computer, and would like to use the Windows XP Home edition license from her HP on the new PC. A totally legit license transfer (since technically it isn't leaving her posession) However HP doesn't give you a Windows Disc, you cannot use the Recovery CD's on another machine, and the Win XP Home disc that I downloaded isn't accepting her product key

If anyone knows what I can do to make this work (How to make a cd that will work with the PKey?) I would be most grateful

Thanks.

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Warez is your answer my friend.

lol, I would totally do that (as usual) but I don't want her to run into any prob.s if (when) MSFT implements the infamous Windows Genuine Advantage (i.e. Validation) for updates And no, Linux / Unix != an option.

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MSFT suxx0rs...lol

I think you can just call windows and get a new activation code. I'm not positive though.

Activation isn't the issue, it's the fact that a regular Windows Home Edition (OEM) CD doesn't accept teh product key I think that HP has it's own PID scheme, but I don't know what it is / how it works <- Again *cry*

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i have the ...KEY to your problem? ho ho!@

Oh, I thought you had a problem activating windows.

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Originally posted by Orbax I R [email protected] i have the ...KEY to your problem? ho ho!@

keys are good and dandy, I have many, incl. the handy dandy keygens, and Serials 2000+ But.... FUCKING "WINDOWS GENUINE ADVANTAGE" ! If your key != good by MSFT; you != getting updates *tear*

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Originally posted by Nou The thing is you technically dont buy windows when you get a PC from Dell or the other big outlets, you buy a copy of windows under that companies license agreement, meaning you can only use it on that one computer and cant move it to another computer. This saves you money (sorta), saves the computer company money, and microsoft makes more money when you want to get another computer!

My understanding is that you are buying a computer that just so happens to include a custom, preinstalled version of windows, that is still governed by Microsoft's EULA (Which I don't think they would willingly lose control of) therefore, it should be transferrable... I'm thinking of calling MSFT Tech Support, weaseling my way to a person (since they direct tech calls for HP etc. TO HP etc.) and asking them...

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Just act like a clueless c*unt and keep whinging they'll crack. Just talk about how you upgraded because you want to buy an internets and your last one wasn't good enough to install an internets. And say "but why?" alot. Unless it costs money.......

wait...can you run any command lines?

so like the regular fckgw ish isnt working, but ...

so you get into HP activator and it says invalid HP key?

why dont you make it a slave drive on your working computer, format it, and then put it back in and install windows into your HP box without it having HP shit on it