ChatterBank1 min ago
Windows XP genuine prob
A friend sold me their old pc a little while ago which has Windows XP professional already loaded onto it. However, windows has just thrown up a message saying that "it is not a genuine version" and has disabled updates etc making computing life a little difficult. I bought XP professional (a full version on student licence) but on the back of the disk it says that I can only use it as an upgrade if I have an existing licenced product. Would it be possible to reformat my computer, load it up with a licenced version of Win 98 and then upgrade to XP? Help!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I do not think you need to install Win98.
When I have done a new install of Windows upgrade software in the past it I only had to insert the old Windows CD.
During the install it said there was no previous version of Windows on the disk, so I had to insert the CD of the older version of Windows so it could verify I had it, then the install carried on.