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I got a Windows XP SP2 Home Upgrade- Retail. for one of our two homebuilt
PCs,
that will soon be partially upgraded. It was the next to last day to return
it, so I had to check it for defects. (Actually, their policy isn't even
clear that they would replace it.) I bought it from an office super store.
It looks factory sealed to me. CD looks fine. I attempted a clean install,
as usual. (The other PC has another copy of WinXP)
If installed successfully, I know I would then have 30 days to use it w/o
activating; in the meantime I would have the PC upgraded, and then could
re-install it.
I get 'The CD Key which you entered is invalid'. And I read MS's article
about this before asking. No, I am not misreading the letters/numbers. I
even had someone else double check it. I made settings changes in the BIOS
regarding it's virus checker and others.
Short of a defective CD or CD-ROM drive, I don't know what is the problem. I
haven't found anyone else having this error for a new retail install. My
luck, for testing, it might be
just this old PC being problematic.Maybe when the PC is upgraded it might be
fine, but who knows.
Maybe a typo on the ID sticker. Maybe I need a new key? How is the wait time
with MS phones?
It could be faster then 'chatting' with the vendor, preparing this one for
shipping, and mailing it back.
Thanks,
QZ
I got a Windows XP SP2 Home Upgrade- Retail. for one of our two homebuilt
PCs,
that will soon be partially upgraded. It was the next to last day to return
it, so I had to check it for defects. (Actually, their policy isn't even
clear that they would replace it.) I bought it from an office super store.
It looks factory sealed to me. CD looks fine. I attempted a clean install,
as usual. (The other PC has another copy of WinXP)
If installed successfully, I know I would then have 30 days to use it w/o
activating; in the meantime I would have the PC upgraded, and then could
re-install it.
I get 'The CD Key which you entered is invalid'. And I read MS's article
about this before asking. No, I am not misreading the letters/numbers. I
even had someone else double check it. I made settings changes in the BIOS
regarding it's virus checker and others.
Short of a defective CD or CD-ROM drive, I don't know what is the problem. I
haven't found anyone else having this error for a new retail install. My
luck, for testing, it might be
just this old PC being problematic.Maybe when the PC is upgraded it might be
fine, but who knows.
Maybe a typo on the ID sticker. Maybe I need a new key? How is the wait time
with MS phones?
It could be faster then 'chatting' with the vendor, preparing this one for
shipping, and mailing it back.
Thanks,
QZ