Went to install XP last night and found my CD has a large crack in it. Does anybody know how to get hold of a copy of it on the cheap? I'm an action pack subscriber but I've asked microsoft but they won't replace the CD as it no longer forms part of the action pack. I still have the 10 license keys but no media to install it from.
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostWent to install XP last night and found my CD has a large crack in it. Does anybody know how to get hold of a copy of it on the cheap? I'm an action pack subscriber but I've asked microsoft but they won't replace the CD as it no longer forms part of the action pack. I still have the 10 license keys but no media to install it from."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife. -
The young asian bloke at your corner shop probably has a few cracked CD for sale.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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If I install a knocked off copy, when it fails the windows genuine OS thing does it allow you to enter a key that is genuine? As I said I have 10 license keys but just not the media to install it from.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostIf I install a knocked off copy, when it fails the windows genuine OS thing does it allow you to enter a key that is genuine? As I said I have 10 license keys but just not the media to install it from."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostIf I install a knocked off copy, when it fails the windows genuine OS thing does it allow you to enter a key that is genuine? As I said I have 10 license keys but just not the media to install it from.
There is a tool that you can download from MS that will allow you to enter ANY valid XP key, though, and it will swap it over for you.Comment
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I have exactly the opposite problem. I have a genuine disk but I've max-out my licence number. I didn't know you could only install it x amount of times before MicroS**t block the licence.Comment
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Originally posted by Scotchpie View PostI have exactly the opposite problem. I have a genuine disk but I've max-out my licence number. I didn't know you could only install it x amount of times before MicroS**t block the licence."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostThere should be a phine number displayed that you can ring to get them to release the licence as long as you tell them you are "removing it from one box and reinistalling on another."
I'll give it a whirl over the weekend.
Cheers for the responsesRule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostThere should be a phine number displayed that you can ring to get them to release the licence as long as you tell them you are "removing it from one box and reinistalling on another."Comment
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