explain to me please... I need to reinstall windows xp on my laptop, and it's the 5643 time I enter the xp key, but it's always the same message: INVALID KEY. but i'm using this keyfinder: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml and I'm sure i dunnot miss any letter or number could it be this reason? i've already tried with the key written on the back of my laptop: same problem. AM I STUPID doctor?
of course not.... My laptop was one of those wich doesn't came with an XP CD. Only a toshiba utilities recovery CD. ...I'm using a "generic" XP SP2 Cd-rom, "borrowed" to a friend. Anyway, where is located the validation Key they are asking for? I bought this laptop in a legal reseller, so it's no hack, right? I activated Windows as soon as I bought it and it worked perfectly. All the updates have always been granted. I swear officer, I'm not a anti-microsoft/democraty ennemy/baby-eater/commie!
In this case, I believe your recovery disc is your WinXP installation disc but I maybe wrong. On the topic of CDKEY, can someone point me to a CDKEY changer for XPSP2. Thanks pfelelep: Sorry for hijacking your thread.
I wonder if this works... http://www.petri.co.il/change_the_serial_in_windows_xp.htm or this... http://www.mike-devlin.com/windows/key.htm
no license sticker under the laptop? all laptop with XP license have the sticker under it, if dun have, mean ur laptop is not with windows license if u do with recovery CD, u no need to key in any key, just need to activate only.
you have to use back the original CD or at least the same version ... if i;m not mistaken you are using an OEM which only works on certain OEM versions of XP .. you cant use an OEM key on a original XP CD ..
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