Pirated Windows XP???

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I tried sending this to piracy@microsoft.com but it came
back unable to send maybe someone here can help me??

Hello,
I am a 23 yr old male from the UK who bought my laptop
off of someone called Scott Brown in Swindon Wiltshire
England. I bought it in good faith assuming the software
was legit but it appears he may have put a copy of
Windows XP on here that doesnt have a valid product key.
I have Tried to download the service pack 1 so I can
upgrade the computer It said to email you guys. How do I
get a valid product key or if I cant do that can I
uninstall windows somehow and go out and buy a new one.
Im not one to deliberatly get pirated software and am
very concerned about this as I realise the possible legal
implications. I want to set this straight and get the
proper equipment or maybe its juts an error on this end.
How do I got about this???

Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Greetings --

If you are trying to install Service Pack 1a and getting the
following:

The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;Q326904

You need to purchase and use a _legitimate_ full retail copy of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CD and Product Key.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/direc [...] US;Q315341

Remember, you should also report whomever sold/gave you the
pirated software to the pertinent law enforcement agencies; you've
been defrauded.


Bruce Chambers
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"Gary Stanley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:20b901c47d54$dee215a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I tried sending this to piracy@microsoft.com but it came
> back unable to send maybe someone here can help me??
>
> Hello,
> I am a 23 yr old male from the UK who bought my laptop
> off of someone called Scott Brown in Swindon Wiltshire
> England. I bought it in good faith assuming the software
> was legit but it appears he may have put a copy of
> Windows XP on here that doesnt have a valid product key.
> I have Tried to download the service pack 1 so I can
> upgrade the computer It said to email you guys. How do I
> get a valid product key or if I cant do that can I
> uninstall windows somehow and go out and buy a new one.
> Im not one to deliberatly get pirated software and am
> very concerned about this as I realise the possible legal
> implications. I want to set this straight and get the
> proper equipment or maybe its juts an error on this end.
> How do I got about this???
>
> Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

In article <20b901c47d54$dee215a0$a301280a@phx.gbl>,
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> I tried sending this to piracy@microsoft.com but it came
> back unable to send maybe someone here can help me??
>
> Hello,
> I am a 23 yr old male from the UK who bought my laptop
> off of someone called Scott Brown in Swindon Wiltshire
> England. I bought it in good faith assuming the software
> was legit but it appears he may have put a copy of
> Windows XP on here that doesnt have a valid product key.
> I have Tried to download the service pack 1 so I can
> upgrade the computer It said to email you guys. How do I
> get a valid product key or if I cant do that can I
> uninstall windows somehow and go out and buy a new one.
> Im not one to deliberatly get pirated software and am
> very concerned about this as I realise the possible legal
> implications. I want to set this straight and get the
> proper equipment or maybe its juts an error on this end.
> How do I got about this???
>
> Thanks
>
Look..you got screwed..live with it and go buy a clean copy. There are
ways to get yours to work but this forum is not the place for that info.