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| Thread ID: 91527 | 2008-07-10 01:54:00 | Sony Vaio running XP in Japanese | Thomas01 (317) | Press F1 |
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| 687182 | 2008-07-11 07:41:00 | Magic Jellybean Thanks can't think straight tonight too tired |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 687183 | 2008-07-11 22:34:00 | There is software for finding your key just can't remember the name off hand I think its called key finder once you have the key you should be able to reactivate it We are missing the point here. I know the key number on the laptop. It's mine (off my laptop) - but the trouble is I don't want the owner to use that number to register it with MS. And if she just leaves it then the laptop will apparently just crash after 30 days. But MS told me there is a program on their site that allows one legitimate number to be changed to another legitimate number. In other words they are aware that I am not the only person who does daft things. Buying another copy of XP would be also daft. Two copies have already been paid for and we are not trying to do anything illegal here. Also the laptop is probably not worth what the OS would cost. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 687184 | 2008-07-11 22:39:00 | Well thats too bad, if you dont want to use your key, there's no other option but to buy (if you can now) another version. Dont want to pay for another version then put Linux on it Do what MS said then, no point going on about something, if its not going to happen |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 687185 | 2008-07-12 03:49:00 | I know plenty of Japanese people that could make use of it if you don't want it. | Nyuuji (5460) | ||
| 687186 | 2008-07-12 04:04:00 | So where's the key this laptop had originally does it not have the sticker, maybe we should have been told this then we wouldn't have wasted your time. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 687187 | 2008-07-12 04:07:00 | So where's the key this laptop had originally does it not have the sticker, maybe we should have been told this then we wouldn't have wasted your time. You mean wasted our time not his |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 687188 | 2008-07-12 04:19:00 | If you use the Key that comes with the recovery CD's you wont be able to activate it on a standard Install, it will come up as invalid, as the recovery CD's have built in keys that for some reason dont register on some hardware. The easiest way is on the back of the laptop, should be the product key - you get / borrow a standard XP cd from someone, use the key thats on the laptops underside, download the drivers from the vendors site and install. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 687189 | 2008-07-12 05:50:00 | If you use the Key that comes with the recovery CD's you wont be able to activate it on a standard Install, it will come up as invalid, as the recovery CD's have built in keys that for some reason dont register on some hardware. The easiest way is on the back of the laptop, should be the product key - you get / borrow a standard XP cd from someone, use the key thats on the laptops underside, download the drivers from the vendors site and install. What I was getting at thanks Wainui |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 687190 | 2008-07-13 09:48:00 | If you use the Key that comes with the recovery CD's you wont be able to activate it on a standard Install, it will come up as invalid, as the recovery CD's have built in keys that for some reason dont register on some hardware. The easiest way is on the back of the laptop, should be the product key - you get / borrow a standard XP cd from someone, use the key thats on the laptops underside, download the drivers from the vendors site and install. Now that is something I didn't know. If I have it right - when I installed XP from my disk (which appears to be a full installation and not a recovery disk) then used the registration numbers off the laptop (yes they are there) the installation should have worked. To be honest I find that difficult to believe, but am willing to try it. But what are these drivers? And the vendor - we haven't the faintest idea where or even from which country the laptop was bought from. And to the person who reckons he could find somebody happy to use it - well so am I - I would love it - but it is not mine and probably never will be. Sigh. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 687191 | 2008-07-13 10:00:00 | If you use the product key on the back of the laptop, and a standard XP Installation CD it will go in, or should. The CD / Installation Disk is not important, look on the sticker if it says XP Home, you have to have a XP home CD, if it says XP Professional on the sticker you need a XP Professional CD - its the license code that is important ( The 25 Digit numbers/letters) What you may need to do is when the OS is activated you may need to phone Microsoft and tell them the laptop was reinstalled using the attached Product key and they will ask a few questions - like is this license on any other pc's etc. Then they usually re license the code to that laptop, some times it activates with no problems at all. Drivers: these are in simple terms small programs that need to be loaded so the windows operating system and hardware work together - you need the correct drivers for the hardware - you cant just go downloading any old drivers. Example if you have realtek audio, you cant install soundmax audio drivers. The vendors I was referring to are the driver manufactures, in this case lets say to stop any confusion they are HP. What we need to know is the exact model of laptop, usually on the back on one of the many stickers it will say Model: ??????? If you can please supply the model details someone will post a link to the correct drivers for your laptop. You download them, and install, that way the audio, graphics,LAN/Modem will all work correctly. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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