Re: XP Product Key???

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:42:53 -0500

You'll need a "Full Version" of Windows XP Professional
and use it for a "repair install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

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"Rex Winn" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:1c97001c4225e$e9e42610$a301280a@phx.gbl...
|A friend of mine just bought a laptop off Ebay. It's got 
| an illegal copy of Windows XP on it. He doesn't want to 
| start over and reload it with his legal copy that he owns. 
| He'd like to just put in his product key so he can do 
| Windows Updates. Does anyone know if this is possible? 
| Where is the XP product key at and will changing it make 
| it so they can run the updates from the Microsoft site?
| 
| This is a very legal situation (except the Ebay seller). 
| My friend went and purchased a legal copy of XP for this 
| laptop. We're not trying to beat the system or do anything 
| weird.
| 
| Thanks,
| 
| Rex

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