i try and download IE7 and it says that my product key is invalid (this is on the Microsoft site)?

Question

i try and download IE7 and it says that i have a counterfiet product key. i got the product key with my computer at the shop and the OS name on the sticker says Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and the OS on my computer is Microsoft Windows XP Pro. can somebody help me?

try and download IE7 and it says that i have a counterfiet product key. i got the product key with my computer at the shop and the OS name on the sticker says Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and the OS on my computer is Microsoft Windows XP Pro. can somebody help me? Is there some way i can get a new Product Key without ugradeing Windows?

Answer 1

seems like ur OS is not geneuin.
Get urself a geneuin version of Xp and then install the IE7.
U can upgrade ur XP to geneuin version for that u hav to contact ur vendor.

Answer 2

You'll need to enter the product key for XP Pro - as Microsoft detect what OS you're using to access the page!
The product key is usually on the back of the documentation they give you.

Sorry that no-one answered your question. You just can't get the staff nowadays!

Good luck

Answer 3

it means that you using different version of the windows that you already purchase.
if you are working then you need to ask your IT person about your validation key for the windows since the key you are using is fake or somebody already using it.
the reason of using proff. ed. might be because of networking setting reason, so don't mess up by formatting your computer yet.
your genuine windows key is for XP home edition not XP proffesional edition
you'll get annoying messege from microsoft telling about genuine windows and you'll never get any update from the microsoft.
i think it is possible to upgrade from home ed. to proff. ed. ver but once again you need to ask sombody who knows or setting up your computer at the first time

nb:
it's only a suggestion, don't use IE 7 since it's got too many bug and microsoft hasn't got any hotfix yet
stick to ver6 or use firefox or myIE, they are better

Answer 4

It means your XP Pro product key is invalid. You might have to install XP Home since you have that product key on the sticker which I believe is valid.