Old lady lost windows xp

[Andrew Farris]

On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 18:01 +0000, Gordon wrote:
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> > Thanks for your good advise, let me explain this, I need to do this
> > right, right?
> > She has window xp on it, someone reinstalled it, {not me), with a bigger
> > drive 40 gb,  it still has to be validated with the numbers, she doesn't
> > have them. 
> 
> What do you mean by "validated with the numbers"? That doesn't make
> sense. Presumably what you mean is ACTIVATE with the Product Key. AFAIK
> you can't install XP WITHOUT entering the product key in the first place
> so what Product key was used to install it?

when you 'activate' windows with the product key, you dont actually get
an active windows install...the install must first be validated by MS
before you're allowed to use it, either over the internet, or by phone.
I'm assuming he means that it can't be validated in this way, and after
30 days in this state, windows won't let you in unless you let it call
home to billy boy to make sure it hasnt been stolen.

Man oh man, I don't miss that crap at all...still makes me sick to have
to do it for others though.

-- 
Andrew
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