xp activation question
May 2, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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xp activation question
im formatting a laptop for my friend and his key under the laptop isnt going thru
any ideas short of contacting MS?
May 2, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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All I could think of I could think of is microsoft contact.
Are you using the disc from that laptop?
May 2, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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he didnt have it so i used a 9in1
May 2, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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good luck with that. try to find a crack.
May 2, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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9in1 has wpa_kill in it.. use that
May 2, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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maybe the version you're installing is not the same version as the key.
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May 2, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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What version are you using?
May 2, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Grifter
he didnt have it so i used a 9in1
you shouldve use the Pro corp version with the pro crop key
or just use wpa_kill to kill the activation on your legally used xp key and install.
May 2, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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DakarM
maybe the version you're installing is not the same version as the key.
I was under the impression that a product key isn't tied to one particular CD. :dunno:
May 2, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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I was under the impression that a product key isn't tied to one particular CD. :dunno:
Its not. You misinterpreted what he said. You can't use a Home key for Pro and visa-versa.