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Just to check - do you have an XP key and just need the installation media? If so, why not just download a torrent for an iso of the version for which you have a key? Of course, if you don't already have a legit key then this is a very illegal course of action!Originally posted by Jog On View PostAll working again and fully backed up.
Thanks all for the help
- I shall update when I've found the best deal on a license - preferably without having to buy another disk 
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Eunt Domus!Originally posted by oracleslave View PostQui tacet consentire videtur
is probably more appropriate"Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon MuskComment
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Haven't got a key, got the disk already just need a keyOriginally posted by ladymuck View PostJust to check - do you have an XP key and just need the installation media? If so, why not just download a torrent for an iso of the version for which you have a key? Of course, if you don't already have a legit key then this is a very illegal course of action!

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