need help

[Guest Kate R]

how will i get my product key from windows xp? I had a "friend" who wanted to

have new xp installed on his computer and now he wants computer back but has

noo money to buy it from me. Do I have to give up my xp for him or loose all

his data while formating his disk? thanks.

[Guest sgopus]

RE: need help

 

Don't give him a copy of XP, if he can't afford to buy his own copy, don't

give him a working pc with your xp license on it, I suggest you save his data

to a CD or some external device, and wipe the drive.

 

"Kate R" wrote:

> how will i get my product key from windows xp? I had a "friend" who wanted to

> have new xp installed on his computer and now he wants computer back but has

> noo money to buy it from me. Do I have to give up my xp for him or loose all

> his data while formating his disk? thanks.

>

[Guest Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Re: need help

 

Reformat the hard drive.

 

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"Kate R" <Kate R@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:49E5620C-1C4B-48B6-AB28-6CB94E3D8345@microsoft.com...

how will i get my product key from windows xp? I had a "friend" who wanted to

have new xp installed on his computer and now he wants computer back but has

noo money to buy it from me. Do I have to give up my xp for him or loose all

his data while formating his disk? thanks.

[Guest Kate R]

RE: need help

 

thanks, that's probably only way to give him his box back but not give up xp.

I was thinking I will find other way, but for him I will be the one who

screwed up his pc. thank you for your opinion, it helped. Kate R

 

 

"sgopus" wrote:

> Don't give him a copy of XP, if he can't afford to buy his own copy, don't

> give him a working pc with your xp license on it, I suggest you save his data

> to a CD or some external device, and wipe the drive.

>

> "Kate R" wrote:

>

> > how will i get my product key from windows xp? I had a "friend" who wanted to

> > have new xp installed on his computer and now he wants computer back but has

> > noo money to buy it from me. Do I have to give up my xp for him or loose all

> > his data while formating his disk? thanks.

> >

[Guest Kate R]

Re: need help

 

thank you for reply, I thought that's probably my only solution, but it helps

to hear from others.

Kate R

 

 

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Reformat the hard drive.

>

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> Carey Frisch

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Desktop Experience -

> Windows System & Performance

>

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>

> "Kate R" <Kate R@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:49E5620C-1C4B-48B6-AB28-6CB94E3D8345@microsoft.com...

> how will i get my product key from windows xp? I had a "friend" who wanted to

> have new xp installed on his computer and now he wants computer back but has

> noo money to buy it from me. Do I have to give up my xp for him or loose all

> his data while formating his disk? thanks.

>

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: need help

 

Kate R wrote:

> how will i get my product key from windows xp? I had a "friend" who

> wanted to have new xp installed on his computer and now he wants

> computer back but has noo money to buy it from me. Do I have to

> give up my xp for him or loose all his data while formating his

> disk?

 

Your product key was never lost - although you did not state whether this

was a retail or OEM license of Windows XP...

 

I am guessing you formatted the drive when you installed Windows XP

originally (you mention NOTHING about performing an upgrade installation) so

you simply revert back to whatever OS was on the machine prior to you

formatting it using whatever method originally shipped with your friends

computer. That is if you don't plan on just giving a license freely.

Then - since you would have backed up the data before you formatted it

before - you copy that back.

 

If you upgraded from Windows 98/98 SE/ME - you may be able to roll-back.

 

How to uninstall Windows XP and revert to a previous operating system

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303661

 

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