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Oct 28, 2009 @ 23:26:45

gmcginn

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can anyone help me, i recently tried to reformat and reinstall xp on my computer, everything was fine till i got to the enter product key when i realised i had inserted the wrong (old very old) windows cd which i do not have a key for and it is not the one i wanted to install. now when i switch on pc it just resumes setup from where i left of and i cant seem to be able to install windows that i want to

Oct 28, 2009 @ 23:28:31

Pete

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The CD key will be on the back of the PC (if its a desktop) or underneath if its a laptop.

Oct 28, 2009 @ 23:30:44

gmcginn

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its a 2nd hand pc that came with the disc but no stickers, basically i was wondering if i am able to cancell this set up process and start anew

Oct 28, 2009 @ 23:41:12

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Oct 28, 2009 @ 23:43:40

Pete

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Well if you have no code you going to have to buy a new one.

You could try phoning microsoft and explain you lost it, but i doubt that would work.

Oct 28, 2009 @ 23:48:52

Saegespaene

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If you cannot complete the 'current' installation, why don't you interrupt the boot-up [depending on the Manufacturer, with F8, F9, F10, F11, etc.], and change your Boot Configuration to start your computer from your CD-drive.
After you have done that, you can place the correct XP Install Disk in the drive, and then,.... allow the computer to boot up. After the install is complete, you can then go back into the Boot Configuration and change it to start from your hard drive.

Oct 28, 2009 @ 23:55:52

gmcginn

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tried that and it wont let me

Oct 29, 2009 @ 00:00:49

Saegespaene

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gmcginn said:

tried that and it wont let me

Then you must become reallllly resourceful! Do you have a second PC? Or, do you have a second hard-drive that you could install in the first PC?

I have done such things as taking the HD from one machine, sticking it in a second machine, and using the second machine's OS, reformatted and installed software on the 'other' HD, then removed it from the second machine, and stuck it back in the first, and was able to re-boot the first machine, without a problem...

Nov 05, 2009 @ 14:42:01

Bret1967

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Hellow gmcginn maybe I can help you on this one ,first of all what version of win XP do you have is it the fullversion or the upgrade version and when you get back to me with that info I'll give you a key that would get you ontrack and for future refference go to www.bjcweb.com for problems that you may encounter ,here's some data for you .
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