Reload Original XP Key Code on New Hard Disk

I kind of doubt Dell will send one out after 7 years.... I hope they do, but my faith in them is slipping.

For future reference, if you want your own copy, check this out. (I've never used this company, but you can find Dell OEM cd's online at various places....)

http://www.trustprice.com/as/product_Details.cfm/Itemno=MS%2DWXPP%2D5

ril2,

Request a copy of the XP reinstallation CD from Dell using the links in this post. It is highly unlikely that you will be given a CD, however, since 1999 predated the Media Reduction Initiative and if you were not furnished an XP Pro CD with your system you had 30 days from the computer invoice date to request one. It is not surprising that the key code on your system did not match that of the borrowed CD. The code is embedded in the CD. Had you borrowed a Dell OEM XP CD of the same edition (Home or Pro) that your system came with you probably would not have been prompted for the code and your system would have been preactivated.

Having installed using a different key, though, you may be able to activate the system using the Product ID on your computer with the procedure here.

Message Edited by Denny Denham on 01-13-2006 03:03 PM

GreyMack,

I didn't do the chronological math but that would have been an early beta version of XP, wouldn't it? My XP system was state of the art when I got it in November of 2001.