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Win XP

Started by salcourte , May 28 2009 02:15 PM

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salcourte

Posted 28 May 2009 - 02:15 PM

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Hi I bought second-hand computer <not being very comp.savvy> and now this window keeps popping up that i have an illegal copy of xp...is there anyway I can fix this without spending megabucks.Help please,thank u.

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Neil Jones

Posted 28 May 2009 - 04:49 PM

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Unfortunately not.
Either you have an XP licence or you don't. If you don't have one, Microsoft will send you what they call the "Genuine Advantage Kit" at a very decent price (when you consider how much XP Professional costs to buy yourself) that converts your copy of XP to a genuine one.