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523530 2007-02-07 12:30:00 I have a relatives PC . It has win xp . Win is authenticated, verified, legal tested online (and authenticated by ph on one occasion by me during an install) .

But no sticker on the box, and the cd is copied .

I want to sell it (Stop laughing, it runs some xp apps ok, 128mb ram, 40gb, 466 or 477 whatever mhz)


I believe it's a legal install . But - no sticker, no OEM disk just copy with the details .

Say i wanted to sell it on trademe, how would I do that?





(suprisingly good box for it's age, top price in it's day)
mmmork (6822)
523531 2007-02-07 12:48:00 to do it legally you need a liscense sticker.......as it's a legal version you can contact microsoft and buy a new cd and liscense sticker for $50 then just use an app like 'magic jellybean keyfinder' to change the installed key......if that wont work, and theres a possibility that could happen, then you'll just need to run a 'repair' install.......that'll set up the sytsem to accept the new key and you wont lose any thing........just dont do a clean install if this step becomes necessary or else you'll lose all the installed apps etc...... drcspy (146)
523532 2007-02-07 20:46:00 to do it legally you need a liscense sticker.......as it's a legal version you can contact microsoft and buy a new cd and liscense sticker for $50 then just use an app like 'magic jellybean keyfinder' to change the installed key......if that wont work, and theres a possibility that could happen, then you'll just need to run a 'repair' install.......that'll set up the sytsem to accept the new key and you wont lose any thing........just dont do a clean install if this step becomes necessary or else you'll lose all the installed apps etc......

Is it worth doing so? Give another $50/- to Microsoft for such an old machine is just not justifiable. BTW how much is such an old machine worth?
bk T (215)
523533 2007-02-07 23:40:00 $50 aint much that machine would be worth a couple hundred at least specially with a legal version of xp on it......add a little more ram it'll be even better what cpu does it have ? drcspy (146)
523534 2007-02-08 03:39:00 It's a celeron 466, so it isn't worth $50. What might have value is the xp licence. Meh, I guess it'll jsut gather some more dust :) mmmork (6822)
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