2006-06-13 12:55:50 · 11 answers · asked by rlaferty 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Move your important information from drive whitch windows installed to another drive. now install the legal copy.
2006-06-13 13:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hah, funny
burn all of your stuff to cd, text, images etc. then go get a oem version.
oems run cheap, sometimes for less than a hundred bucks and even as low as 60 bucks from a wholesaler, then just reboot and add your saved files from your cd.
also you can get a usb hard drive key and just migrate your files to the key then to a portable hard drive, you can pick up those usb keys at any computer electronics store for around $10.00 and up from 128 megabites to a full 2 gigabites, you dont even need to have a 2.0 usb port, they work in any usb port as a removable storage device. then just reboot with a oem version of the software. again oem's are really cheap. oem =origional equipment manufacturers -version. you can buy them all over the place both online and offline at discount computer stores.
2006-06-13 13:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by netta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! choose Repair your current version with the legal copy
then when you register MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE NEW CD KEY!
2006-06-13 13:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by rodneytrumble 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Do an upgrade or contact Microsoft for a valid code.
2006-06-13 12:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by Scotty B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could you just change they key to a legaly purchased one? There are xp key changers out there. Google them.
2006-06-13 12:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by candl91402 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is. One option is to ghost. Another option is to transfer everything to an external drive, reinstall windows, and transfer everything back over.
2006-06-13 12:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by nighthawk_842003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not just keep the illegal copy
2006-06-13 12:59:04 · answer #7 · answered by piemaster227 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can find the way to change the key on this page of xp tweaks
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
2006-06-13 12:59:06 · answer #8 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes - but it cost money or find another pirate
That should be worth 10 points!
2006-06-13 13:00:22 · answer #9 · answered by Shy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have paid for it, it's enough. Continue with your existing one.
2006-06-13 12:58:29 · answer #10 · answered by alakit013 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋