XP

[Jake]

>-----Original Message-----
>How do you get Microsoft to talk to you? I have a copy
of
>XP home that came with my HP. Maybe 6 months old. I
>downloaded SP1 but it wont install because it said my S#
>is bad???? I contacted HP, they say no, its good. MS web
>site C S send's me back to HP. Any help?
>Thanks
>.
>Consider yourself lucky. Don't install SP1 at this
time. Wait for an updated version. SP1 is full of bugs
and errors. Just download a periodic Hotfix or Qxxxxx
update that will suffice for the time being.

[Perdita X. Dream]

Jake wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> How do you get Microsoft to talk to you? I have a copy of
>> XP home that came with my HP. Maybe 6 months old. I
>> downloaded SP1 but it wont install because it said my S#
>> is bad???? I contacted HP, they say no, its good. MS web
>> site C S send's me back to HP. Any help?
>> Thanks
>> .
>> Consider yourself lucky. Don't install SP1 at this
> time. Wait for an updated version. SP1 is full of bugs
> and errors. Just download a periodic Hotfix or Qxxxxx
> update that will suffice for the time being.

It may be for you (though I suspect this is a BCAK error) but, in general,
it isn't. I've installed it with no problems.

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Perdita X. Dream