XP Home version

[kawakid]

Got a PC for a mate that needs reloading.

Normaly i'd just stick on the VLK Professional version and a copied key, but Microsoft are cracking down and lots of warnings etc. I do have access to a proper VLK (work), but I don't want to do that.

Anyway the PC came with Windows XP Home , it has the sticker with serial number, but he has no media for XP Home.

Now will any XP home CD work in this PC?

For a fact, the Dell XP Professional CDs I have now only work with Dells. Even if I take the serial key off my machine at work, it won't let me enter it. (ie won't even allow certain letters to be entered).

What should I do, is it go out and spent £60 time on his behalf?

Or does someone have an XP home CD that I can use.

I don't see why we should have to pay when he's legit.

Cheers.
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I've a twin and a 4.

[NSR Mick]

Any xp home oem disk should do it.

Download a copy because to be honest microsoft dont give a shit where the software came from as long as you have a genuine COA.
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If you dont like the way that I ride.......Stop trying to keep up!!!

[kawakid]

Yeahh but with the Professional version , if you use the Dell XP Pro cd say on my home pc it don't work???

Its downloading
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I've a twin and a 4.

[T1z3R]

i think thats because its a vendor verison. DELL have them as do Toshiba, HP etc.

a proper OEM isn't branded.
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duck my sick!

[kawakid]

Cheers everyone.
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I've a twin and a 4.

[Mary Jane]

... just fucking fdisk the box and load up your version frm work.

I've got a XP pro version burned from work with a key that I've been using for years... even after no longer working there.

You have no idea how much piracy goes on even inside a software company.

(yarrr! Pirating!!!!)