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06-27-2009, 04:30 PM
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Reinstalling XP Home question
I have a Toshiba laptop which I lost the recovery discs. If I have an XP Home disc, will I just be able to install with that and use the Product Key listed on the laptop?
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06-27-2009, 04:41 PM
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You should be able to.
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06-27-2009, 05:05 PM
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The only way it will work is if it's the exact same version of XP that the COA is for, and it's an OEM CD, not a retail or upgrade CD.
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06-27-2009, 05:23 PM
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Also, I don'tunderstand how this would work. If you make a mistake entering the 25 character product key for that disc - it does not allow you to progress any further. So how is it possible to enter a product key which is different to the disc key???????
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06-27-2009, 05:40 PM
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So any OEM CD will not work?
I've tried to search for the Toshiba A65 recovery DVD but have not found it directly from Toshiba. |
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06-27-2009, 10:36 PM
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ConLog, that should work fine, the service pack level doesn't matter. The product key is NOT on the CD, it uses algorithms to determine if you are using a valid key of the correct type.
Bob, if the COA is for XP Home, any XP Home OEM CD that is *NOT* a manufacturer-specific recovery disk "should" work. |
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06-28-2009, 04:30 PM
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