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    I am installing Windows XP on a clients computer that had XP installed when purchased. The product key on the label attached to the desktop will not allow it to be installed. It CANNOT be wrong because the number is taken directly from the sticker. I have tried using my own numbers and they won't work either. The disk I am using to install the OS is the original Microsoft XP disk not a copy. It is NOT an upgrade disk.
    Friday, February 15, 2013 1:01 AM

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    Some early Keys are not accepted when using SP3 disks.

    an OEM Key can only be used with an OEM disk - so if your disk is a Retail one then it cannot be used with an OEM Key from a COA sticker

    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    No - I do not work for Microsoft, or any of its contractors.

    Sunday, February 17, 2013 10:37 AM
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    Please try using the Windows XP Product Key Update Tool. (click on the Windows XP tab to access it)

    Carey Frisch

    Friday, February 15, 2013 4:39 AM
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    Some early Keys are not accepted when using SP3 disks.

    an OEM Key can only be used with an OEM disk - so if your disk is a Retail one then it cannot be used with an OEM Key from a COA sticker

    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    No - I do not work for Microsoft, or any of its contractors.

    Sunday, February 17, 2013 10:37 AM
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