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Hey folks,

Formatted a laptop..putting XP Home on (as per original) but it fails the Widows Validation...and the serial/code is coming from the sticker on the bottom of the laptop!!


Any ideas..short of buying what it wants?

Thanks :crap:

Gates strikes again.. *waves fist*
 
Hi

I think you may have to go on to the ms web site to re validate the xp home I had simular problem with xp pro last year and I had to go through them to get it done? :o
 
Hey folks,

Formatted a laptop..putting XP Home on (as per original) but it fails the Widows Validation...and the serial/code is coming from the sticker on the bottom of the laptop!!


Any ideas..short of buying what it wants?

Thanks :crap:

Gates strikes again.. *waves fist*

Just recheck you are not putting a letter where a number should be I had that when I reformated my laptop lastweek. When i rechecked the COA changed one and it accepted it..
 
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Thx guys..Kits, I checked so many times..Im surprised i haven't memorized the number lol.

I'll work on it another night..time isn't pressing for it atm.

:)

It does send you to a link on MS..with £64 written plain and punch..lol
 
Thx guys..Kits, I checked so many times..Im surprised i haven't memorized the number lol.

I'll work on it another night..time isn't pressing for it atm.

:)

It does send you to a link on MS..with £64 written plain and punch..lol
On mine it was a 8 I had been putting it as a B and everyone read it as a B but when I tried 8 it was accepted.. It is now typed neatly in larger print :D for easier reformating.
 
someone may have taken the code and or using it... what you need to do is phone Microsoft as sometimes they deactivate codes when used too much as long as you have the disks etc it should be fine...

altho l will note that if the disks you used with your laptop are not the ones that originally came with your laptop then the problem could lay there... some hardware are coded to certain versions of windows... an example would be the fact that l can install fine on my sisters laptop with any code except the one printed on the laptop however if l use her restore disks and the code on her laptop it works fine... basically put some XP keys when concerning laptops are coded to the make of laptop unless you buy a standalone copy of XP (pretty sure previous OS's were never this bitchy)
 
Don't be affraid to call Microsoft directly and discuss the problem but remember to be in front of the computer while doing it as they'll probably require some specific details.
 
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I had a similar problem when I re-installed XP, it refused the validation.
I phoned the MS 0800 Help line which appeared on screen and a very helpfull man led me through a new validation procedure.
He stagely enough never asked why I required another serial number. I do recall he had me typing long (could be 16++ digit) numbers on the screen.
 
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altho l will note that if the disks you used with your laptop are not the ones that originally came with your laptop then the problem could lay there... some hardware are coded to certain versions of windows... an example would be the fact that l can install fine on my sisters laptop with any code except the one printed on the laptop however if l use her restore disks and the code on her laptop it works fine... basically put some XP keys when concerning laptops are coded to the make of laptop unless you buy a standalone copy of XP (pretty sure previous OS's were never this bitchy)

You can buy copies of original laptop disks from http://www.gennersales.co.uk/
 
indeed, but l do think its wrong having to when ms penalise ppl when they have installed done too many times and or if some poor soul ends up with a key someones managed to generate etc..
 
I need to speak to my friend..and also check the background of this lappy. It is my cousins..but dunno where she got it. So yeah, the code coulda been swiped by someone enroute.

I will check all that, but no..of course..not afraid to call Bills minions, and i did see the screen where you have to enter the super long number..lol

Thanks for all the answers thus far.

Oh, Timeless..you made me think there. The copy i am installing with is my XP Home..original disc, for deffo its only on my pc..well it came with my old one..and i installed on to this new pc 2 years ago..fomattin and wiping my old pc b4 floggin it to a mate. It has been used on another pc..to re-install and using their code..but this is 1st time i have tried on a lappy..so maybe you could be right..and somat dont like it.
 
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well with regards to the code printed on the laptop as said sometimes you can only use them with branded disks for some reason that come with the laptop on purchase... l know some places use special codes but generally l wish codes for home worked on all versions etc.. same with pro..

time will tell tho, you see l have legal versions for all my comps around the house and l have a spare version of XP home which lm going to give to a friend as lm not using it (itys an upgrade version, however we will be trying the code with a full version of home Ed that my friend lost the code for... well its just sitting there not regged but has been activated in the past so whatever)
 
Timeless...

reading that made me check again. Cos i know what a XP disc looks like (all the holograms etc) i didn't see it before. In the case of the lappy is a branded restore disc!! So all you guys have been saying could be the answer i need..and the could could just apply to that disc?!

Though, as you said..it seems odd that you cant just use an XP disc to install..then put in a legal code..whats the difference??

I will run dram again tonight to wipe all traces again..then boot with this 'recovery' disc...and i'll post back if it's successful.

Well i never....
 
yeah restore disks usually come with laptops.. my sister has a toshiba laptop and the restore disk doesnt really look like a windows disk but from what the title insinuates it restores the computer to working condition as when it was purchased, what my sisters one does l dont know because lve not seen it say it was formatting files etc, but with regards to the need for codes, most restore disks l know just install without the need to enter a code however the one on the laptop should be the one it needs if asked (last 2 toshiba laptops lve installed didnt require me to enter code but it did have one if needed)
 
Yep, this seems the case. I've gotten as far as sp2 + more updates on top and as yet have not been asked to enter the code..or validation for that matter!

Though the restore disc did create back-ups and set a 'system restore' point..which meant obviously it took longer, it installed nothing more than using the genuine disc, which was nice as i imagined removin all kinds of useless cr*p it may have added (bundled software pcs seem to come with).

Still..lesson learnt for next time..though after dban, how the lappy knew the diff between restore and genuine is a puzzle! :shrug:

Thanks everyone..:)
 
no probs...

the only thing l'll note from experence is l hate the fact my sisters laptop restore disk comes with nortan... l hate that scanner >_<
 
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