Windows XP "Unauthorized Key" using a Legit COA???

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One of my friends came to me with a netbook that has a bad hard drive, and it's been a real pain in the tush. I can't get the drive to clone do to a whopping 4kb in bad sectors -_-. And now, I have installed XP Home SP3 on a new hard drive via usb, and the origional COA comes up as "Unauthorized Key" in windows activation. Telephone activation also proves useless.

I cannot create a recovery cd with the recovery software on the system & I have downloaded 5 XP Home ISO's now which will decline the product key at different points. Any help with this BS?
 
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OEM Windows setups are supported by the computer vendor, not Microsoft. You should try them first. The key may be tied to a specific version of the Windows XP disk, I've seen instances where a key won't work for any XP setup except the disk that came with the system originally.
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OEM Windows setups are supported by the computer vendor, not Microsoft. You should try them first. The key may be tied to a specific version of the Windows XP disk, I've seen instances where a key won't work for any XP setup except the disk that came with the system originally.
 
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