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JJMARCH

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JJMARCH

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August 22nd, 2004 05:00

invalid activation key

i had to replace my old hard drive with a new hard drive due to too many bad sectors in my old hard drive. after i installed windows xp on the new hard drive... the product key on the certificate on authenticity (coa) is considered as invalid when i tried to activate windows xp. i need ur help.. thanks.

 

dell 8200, pentium 4 2.53 mhz, windows xp, 512 mgb ddr.

 

 

  • dunedin

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    Posted August 22nd, 2004 11:00

     

    Try this
    http://www.magicaljellybean.com/kfbeta.shtml

    This program will report the key in your registry

  • rickmktg

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    Posted August 22nd, 2004 13:00



    @dunedin wrote:

     

    Try this
    http://www.magicaljellybean.com/kfbeta.shtml

    This program will report the key in your registry

    Since it's a new hard disk, and a new installation, that program will not do anything for this user.

  • rickmktg

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    Posted August 22nd, 2004 13:00



    @JJMARCH wrote:

    i had to replace my old hard drive with a new hard drive due to too many bad sectors in my old hard drive. after i installed windows xp on the new hard drive... the product key on the certificate on authenticity (coa) is considered as invalid when i tried to activate windows xp. i need ur help.. thanks.

    The product key is on the side of your desktop on a sticker.