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I had to replace the dead motherboard on a 2 year old eMachines PC that
originally came bundled with XP home edition. I used a generic motherboard,
not an eMachines product.
Now when I start the machine, I must reactivate XP. The automated telephone
server tells me that the generated ID number is invalid.
What can I do to reactivate? Is their a way to reinstall XP without losing
all the existing data? I've got the Key sticker on the back of the machine
with the product key. Or can I get a hold of a human being at Microsoft to
activate this thing? Any help would be appreciated.
I had to replace the dead motherboard on a 2 year old eMachines PC that
originally came bundled with XP home edition. I used a generic motherboard,
not an eMachines product.
Now when I start the machine, I must reactivate XP. The automated telephone
server tells me that the generated ID number is invalid.
What can I do to reactivate? Is their a way to reinstall XP without losing
all the existing data? I've got the Key sticker on the back of the machine
with the product key. Or can I get a hold of a human being at Microsoft to
activate this thing? Any help would be appreciated.