Installing Windows XP on Windows 7 - Incompatibility Issues

NoelDP said:

TwoCables said:

Yeah, this thread should not be marked as Solved.

I would suggest changing the product key to the one on the machines COA sticker and activating that. If it fails follow the sticky in the wu snd sctivation forum

What sticky? I'm not finding it. I was hoping to find it for him.

TwoCables said:

NoelDP said:

TwoCables said:

Yeah, this thread should not be marked as Solved.

I would suggest changing the product key to the one on the machines COA sticker and activating that. If it fails follow the sticky in the wu snd sctivation forum

What sticky? I'm not finding it. I was hoping to find it for him.

Windows Genuine and Activation Issue Posting Instructions

derekimo said:

TwoCables said:

NoelDP said:

I would suggest changing the product key to the one on the machines COA sticker and activating that. If it fails follow the sticky in the wu snd sctivation forum

What sticky? I'm not finding it. I was hoping to find it for him.

Windows Genuine and Activation Issue Posting Instructions

Oh, I didn't think you were referring to that one because I was looking for a thread that just provides a solution or something like that.

Unless this is a Dell Reinstallation DVD which in addition to a clean copy of the OS only provides a Dell logo and auto-Activation (which won't work on any other model) then I would not use Recovery disks to reinstall your licensed version for a host of reasons.

For one, the preinstalled software included in all other Recovery disks (not Reinstallation DVD's) is not yours to reinstall and not licensed to that PC.

This is beside the fact that any Factory Recovery is an inferior install to getting the superior Clean Reinstall OEM we've linked you several times which includes everything you need.