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« on: July 25, 2010, 11:45:13 PM »
Need help to get my installation activated. I used my disc from my old (dead) Dell laptop to reinstall the OS on my desktop but now I have 24 days to activate. I really don't think MS will activate if I called them - any Ideas?
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« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2010, 12:02:31 AM »
Major computer manufacturers, such as Dell, use SLP or system-locked-preinstall. SLP takes the place of product activation on Dell machines.  So, if a Dell OEM version of Windows XP is not installed on a Dell computer containing a Dell motherboard, the license becomes invalid. Someone here might know of a "work around".  Wink

   
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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2010, 02:34:10 AM »
I tried the key supplied - never thought it would actually work but it did  ohmy

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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2010, 09:16:30 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2010, 10:27:32 AM »
 scratchhead Nice. It has never worked for me. How old was that laptop anyways? tongue2
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2010, 12:00:45 PM »
little over a year old - fried it - but I ordered it specifically with XP

In the past when ever I tried to use a factory disc if it wasn't reading info from the bios that ID it as a dell or whatever it wouldn't even install. so I was reallly suprised it worked
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