winxp message on deskotop

[mystvearn]

I bought a win xp. When I installed it the first time on my pc-there is no message that pop's up at the end of the desktop. I completed the online registration thing. Then, my pc crash, when I reinstalled xp-the pc has no internet connection-then there is this text above of the time and taskbar saying winxp personal trial-or something like that. When I change wallpaper-its still there, when I move the taskbar higher/lower the message still stays above the time. Is there a way to remove this annoying message. I didn't get it the first time.

The actual message is like this

windows xp professional
for testing purposes only. Build 2600

help

[jeresimo]

Check if your XP is one of the PIRATED one.

To find out if you have this pirated key, do the following:
Click on the 'Start' button.
Click on 'Control Panel.'
Click on 'System.'
There, on the "General" tab, under Registered to: you will see your name and the Product ID key.
If it matches XXXXX-640-0000356-23XXX or XXXXX-640-2001765-23XXX (where X represents any number), you indeed do have one of these keys.

Hope it is not one of them.

[pam123]

You don't have a legit copy.
What to do about it depends on where you got it.
If you knew who you bought it from wasn't legit then you're stuck.
I doubt they accept returns.
If it was a store try returning it for a legitimate copy and if they won't take it you can e-mail the folks in Redmond about the problem. I understand they have a special anti-piracy site.
Who knows, with any luck they may send you a legitimate copy.

[mystvearn]

Thanks-I'll look into that. If so-I should get the message the first time around-but that didn't happen