no CD came with my WINXP!

riddick · 07-20-2005, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Platinum

Here - try this http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

That thing didnt work for crap....got both my XP and Office code wrong....go figure...lol

DanLatimer · 07-20-2005, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lynx6200

If you can find your cd key, and some other proof that you have xp, like the serial number or certificate code, you might be able to go to the microsoft website, input that information, and get a cd. I know you can do that and get a windows 64 bit pro, but that would mean a different os, and your old keys would no longer be good.

really? i didnt know you could do that! i have a 64 bit system

maybe ill do that, thanks for the info!

**apj101** · 07-20-2005, 03:21 PM

you may stuggle to get all the drivers you need in 64bit

DanLatimer · 07-20-2005, 03:27 PM

thats is a good point. ill look into that. but if i cant get a XPhome CD from them i would rather a XP64 CD so that if anything happens at least ill have an OS maybe minus some drivers

**apj101** · 07-20-2005, 03:32 PM

not much good when you cant get you graphics card, cd, sound card to work

DanLatimer · 07-20-2005, 03:35 PM

well like i said ill look into it

lynx6200 · 07-20-2005, 05:13 PM

Yeah, well I think the XP 64 bit edition is the same as regular XP. There was a thread about this earlier. You can check the Microsoft website for more info., but I do know, in order to trade in for XP 64 pro, you first have to have xp pro, and the offer expires on July 30th.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-20-2005, 05:19 PM

you can get a full (not upgrade) version of XP Pro on ebay for $70. Computer manufacturers usually include a restore cd instead of the windows cd because they install a bunch of crap like aol, hotmail, ect, which they pay the computer company to put on. I find it weird that you never got a restore cd though. where did you get your computer from?

DanLatimer · 07-20-2005, 05:22 PM

staples but the manufacturer was Northgate, they went out of buissness hahaha

07-20-2005, 03:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
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07-20-2005, 03:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
DanLatimer Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Age: 22 Posts: 659	thats is a good point. ill look into that. but if i cant get a XPhome CD from them i would rather a XP64 CD so that if anything happens at least ill have an OS maybe minus some drivers __________________ -DAN ____________________________________ MY PC: Windows XP PRO AMD XP 64 3000+ oc to 2.25ghz 1 GB PC2700 Memory Radeon 9600XT 256mbs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 5.1 surround sound

07-20-2005, 03:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,166	not much good when you cant get you graphics card, cd, sound card to work __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

07-20-2005, 03:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
DanLatimer Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Age: 22 Posts: 659	well like i said ill look into it __________________ -DAN ____________________________________ MY PC: Windows XP PRO AMD XP 64 3000+ oc to 2.25ghz 1 GB PC2700 Memory Radeon 9600XT 256mbs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 5.1 surround sound

07-20-2005, 05:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 26 Posts: 787	Yeah, well I think the XP 64 bit edition is the same as regular XP. There was a thread about this earlier. You can check the Microsoft website for more info., but I do know, in order to trade in for XP 64 pro, you first have to have xp pro, and the offer expires on July 30th. __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

07-20-2005, 05:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	you can get a full (not upgrade) version of XP Pro on ebay for $70. Computer manufacturers usually include a restore cd instead of the windows cd because they install a bunch of crap like aol, hotmail, ect, which they pay the computer company to put on. I find it weird that you never got a restore cd though. where did you get your computer from? __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

07-20-2005, 05:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
DanLatimer Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Age: 22 Posts: 659	staples but the manufacturer was Northgate, they went out of buissness hahaha __________________ -DAN ____________________________________ MY PC: Windows XP PRO AMD XP 64 3000+ oc to 2.25ghz 1 GB PC2700 Memory Radeon 9600XT 256mbs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 5.1 surround sound

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