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joetheone   05-13-2008 at 07:34:05 PM

Hey guys, my laptop is getting mighty slow, and i was thinking about doing a clean install of xp on it. That said, i don't want to go out and buy another copy of windows xp, so i was wondering if there's any way to basically re-install windows and get rid of everything without having to have a new cd-key. Also, could i do a clean install of windows and then call microsoft for a new key since it's the same computer running xp?

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sturm   05-13-2008 at 09:29:58 PM
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wheres your sticker with the key on it. Should have been one on the laptop when you bought it.

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joetheone   05-13-2008 at 09:45:26 PM
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Yeah it is, but isn't that the cd-key already used on the current copy of windows xp?

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lotussama   05-13-2008 at 10:47:24 PM
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Yes, but you'll use the same key when you reinstall it. At worst, you'll have to call Microsoft to get it activated again.

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