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steve11
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_ 		17. November 2005 @ 00:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello
i have a new motherboard that im going to install on my PC, after its installed i will probably have to remormat the hard-drive and reinstall xp, my machine currently has an OEM xp that came only with service pack 1

i have a windows xp disk with service pack 2 included, if i install this version - would i have problems activating it?

my oem version is old - but i still have the sticker etc on the tower case etc, would the sp1 product key be compatible with xp sp2??
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_ 		17. November 2005 @ 01:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes that should be ok... I have done this for customers machines many times : )
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steve11
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_ 		20. November 2005 @ 05:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks

tried it this weekend, worked a treat, xp is now running a lot faster now i reformatted and got rid of all the 'oem' junk programmes that came with my pc


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2.6ghz p4 40gb harddrive 768mb ram - surfing & dl'ing !!
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No Problem : )
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