Windows xp oem help

Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. The question is, can you actually now get a genuine copy of Windows XP? You certainly won't get a copy from a local computer store. That leaves e-bay and, frankly, a good proportion of copies of XP and other windows operating systems on e-bay etc are pirated copies, so you may be causing more problems for yourself. Maybe it's time to start thinking of a new computer completely, either running Windows 8 or, if you can get one, Windows 7.

Windows does have a 'compatibility' mode which allows you to run software as if you are running it on an earlier edition, but whether you can use this option will be dependant upon the software applications you are currently using. This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or view of Microsoft, its employees, or other MVPs. Windows Update has nothing to do with upgrading Windows. My applications are only accepted windows XP.

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. DragonsRule This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. IT lover wrote: is there any tool to restore the OEM key not the current key because i already install other OS on the machine so the current key installed in the machine is not the OEM key No.

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Learn More ». Mark D. Nov 10, at UTC. Thats right go through the setup as normal and when it asks you to enter they key enter your OEM it should be fine along as your key is for Windows XP Pro and your Install media is Windows XP Pro, after you do the install see if you have any issues activating it if you do you need to call Microsoft to finish the activation this isn't that painful takes around 5 min Not quite sure what you mean by hardware configuration, if you are installing XP on a system that is runnig RAID you might need RAID drivers or is this a dual boot situation??.

IT lover wrote: where are you spiceworkers??? Also, don't forget XP is end of support soon. C This person is a verified professional. Magical Jelly Bean? Michael Nov 11, at UTC. Limbomenga Nov 11, at UTC. Morpk wrote: if the operating system is still installed you can use "SIW" system information for Windows google it, it's free and it will scan your system and show you keys that you have e.

Tim Nov 11, at UTC. Optimaximal This person is a verified professional. Is this still available from MS? Note that SP3 itself is quite old by now; even with it installed, you'll still need to check Windows Update if it still works for a few more years' worth of patches. MS seem to have removed the XP down-loads from their site, so you are stuck with finding third-party down-loads. If you find more than one with the same MD5 check-sum, and you have a good virus scanner which finds no problems, you will have a degree of assurance that the down-load is safe.

Thank you denizssch for shared this file!! Thank you MeekRaindrop it worked for me. Hey, does anyone have a key for Windows 64x Pro. None of the Keys I've tried have worked. Thanks :. Skip to content. Sign in Sign up. Instantly share code, notes, and snippets. Created Jul 21, Code Revisions 1 Stars Forks Embed What would you like to do?