Won't Accept My Installation Key
Aug 20, 2008
So here is my problem, I have a Macbook and I used Bootcamp to put on Windows XP x64 Edition. Then my hard drive crashed and I had to reload all my software and everything, but when I started to put Windows back on my Computer, this is the same disk and product key i used on my last hard drive, Windows wouldn't accept the key for XP. I was wondering am I just screwed in that i need to buy another version of Windows, or can i get this key to work
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Sep 4, 2005
Had XP administrator username and password set up the first time I installed XP, but never enabled it until yesterday. Reebooted this morning and now windows won't accept my password. I don't know why it's not taking my password, or if I wasn't typing it in correctly (did not have caps lock on), but now I'm totally locked out.
If I load the xp cd, is there an option to unlock xp if I have the original serial number that was loaded for that system? I'm on my old system right now. I know you can reset the bios password, but I highly doubt that resettting the cmos jumpers will clear the xp logon password.
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my PC is a Compaq deskpro EN, with a three slot memory motherboard,
two of the slot are occupied
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slot 2: 64MB non parity SDRAM PC100
this brings the total memory to 192MB, and has been running purfect since i bought the PC, but then i tried to upgrade with a Slot 3: 256MB non ECC SDRAM PC133
bringing my PC to a total of 448MB of a Max 768MB, and my PC accept that mudule when it is switched on (press F1 to accept new memory... or something like that) .
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