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  #31  
Old January 20th 04, 06:41 AM
Michael Stevens
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Trent© wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 15:31:15 -0800, "Trent"
wrote:

I like many other people here seem to have some of the same problems
with boot-legged xp. I believe that most of us are honest folks who
got taken advantage of by bad business people. It seems to me that
you guys all have a patent answer for our problems. Buy a new
copy!!! I have a new copy and I still have not been able to get an
answer from anyone becasue it seems that you MVP's are quick to
suggest that the only answer is to buy a new one or that we are
somehow responsible for getting taken advantage of. I hate
Microsoft because of some of these very things. Even though I have
shelled out the $280.00 for the retail verson of XP Pro, I am still
going to lose my data because of the way they have made the install
process. I understand wanting to protect their investment but this
is crazy I hope Bill Gates and his money mongers get taken to the
bank with these law suits. And for you MVP's stop being such jerks
and actually help someone instead of carring the banner for
microsoft or are you guys on the payroll to? If Linux was a standard
believe me I would switch in a second.

Feel free to e-mail me anytime
Trent


There's a utility out there that can read your current key...and
another to change it to the one that you just purchased.

After that, you should be able to grab the service pack.

More than likely, the key you have was legal when you bought it. But
it got pirated...so MSFT blocked it for the sp1 download...and wrote a
utility for those who had to replace it.

Good luck.


Have a nice week...

Trent

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity!


Trent,
Please get your facts straight before posting, there are two keys that are
blocked from updating to SP1 and I supplied the link for changing the key in
my reply to the original Trent.
A repair install will not lose data or settings either. Follow the link
below.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Old January 20th 04, 04:01 PM
Ed Medlin
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"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
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Greetings --

Actually, I know from experience that he will _not_ lose all of
his programs, drivers and settings. Some, probably, but no where near
all; not if the repair is properly performed.


Bruce Chambers


Quite true. Due to the nature of what I do I test a lot of new hardware and
software and when you do that, things don't always go as planned. I find
myself doing quite a few repair installs and I can't remember losing any
drivers or settings. I keep all the upgrades on cd and install from there
afterwards. Not even video card or sound drivers are ever lost. If I have
the latest NVidia driver installed before the repair, it is still there
afterwards.


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  #33  
Old January 21st 04, 01:01 AM
Trent
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Do not get the Wal-Mart thing?

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Old January 22nd 04, 11:41 AM
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Not so trent you do not have to lose your data or reinstall Email me at if you would like answers you are looking for

 




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