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08-06-2004, 11:45 PM
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Pavilion Laptop reinstalled with OEM CD
I just reinstalled XP Home with the OEM XP Home SP1a Cd and it did not ask for the product key during installation. I am wondering if I should go in and give it the CD Key that is on the bottom of the laptop or is it ok to not do that step?
Registration optional and I did not choose to register. What am I supposed to do legally? alan |
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08-07-2004, 09:11 AM
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It will ask if it needs to be activated , possibly what you did was more of a repair and it already had the key from the initial installation
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08-07-2004, 02:59 PM
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no, actually it was a fresh install.
was fat32 formatted NT quick installed. the screen about registration says registration optional. i put the dot in the circle that says i didn't want to register at this time. this has nothing to do with activiation. as i recall from other installs this will probably not ask me to activate. so... should i edit the cd key in the registry or not? |
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08-07-2004, 04:48 PM
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If it ain't broke don't fix it
if it's working fine I'd just leave it alone |
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