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Offline CrAz3D

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Reinstalling windows
« on: December 28, 2006, 05:34:41 pm »
We have our desktop that is just cluttered with crap & needs to be cleaned off & redone completely.

Desktop bought in 2003 has XP Home, upgraded to SP2.

Could I just use that disc that I downloaded last week (to save my laptop) to restore the desktop using the key number on the Windows sticker on the case??

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Re: Reinstalling windows
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2006, 05:40:53 pm »
Not very likely, since the CD-Key on the side of the case is probably for an OEM version of Windows, whereas the one you downloaded likely isn't.

You really have 2 options:
- Find the 'system restore' cd that came with the computer
- Buy a real copy of Windows

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Re: Reinstalling windows
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2006, 05:42:38 pm »
Not very likely, since the CD-Key on the side of the case is probably for an OEM version of Windows, whereas the one you downloaded likely isn't.

You really have 2 options:
- Find the 'system restore' cd that came with the computer
- Buy a real copy of Windows
alrighty, thanks.

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Re: Reinstalling windows
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2006, 06:06:53 pm »
You can find a key that'll work with the copy you downloaded pretty easily, though...

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Re: Reinstalling windows
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2006, 06:18:18 pm »
You can find a key that'll work with the copy you downloaded pretty easily, though...
will it all still work if windows tries to update & such?

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Re: Reinstalling windows
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2006, 06:23:33 pm »
There are ways around it, but it becomes much more difficult if you don't have a legitimate copy of XP.