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??
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
Quote from: iago 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
alrighty, thanks.
You can find a key that'll work with the copy you downloaded pretty easily, though...
Quote from: Sidoh on December 28, 2006, 06:06:53 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?
There are ways around it, but it becomes much more difficult if you don't have a legitimate copy of XP.