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Time computers and valid XP?
Name: johnr Date: June 2, 2006 at 03:23:34 Pacific OS: XP Home SP2 CPU/Ram: 2GHz/512 Product: Time unknown
Comment:
I've just been to see a 'Time' branded computer which has fallen foul of the Windows Genuine Advantage pop-ups. This guy bought the PC direct from Time before they went bust obviously & it came with a recovery CD with XP Home emblasoned on it. There's no holographic sticker anywhere on the case but he's adamant that it came pre-installed & exactly as it was. So firstly, is there any way he can prove to M$ that he has a 'legal' copy of XP or is it a case of 'tough luck'? & secondly has anyone else come across branded systems which appear to have non-legal copies installed?
Summary: I got myself a new computer and wish to swap my hard drive from my old one which has Win XP... now I know that once i swap the drive over to the new computer Win XP will mess up and says it has errors...
Summary: Hi, I Recently purchased a time computer with windows xp installed, however i was having several problems running old software/hardware on it so i was forced to reformat the hard drive and install win...
Name: johnr
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