George,
The fact that you had success once before indicates that the version of CD you had matched the PID (which I wrote about previously) on the Computer. This time it doesn't.
You could try another CD. Look at your Product Key label and see what version it says. Something like "Windows Professional XP - HP" or "Windows Home XP OEM" and find a disk that matches.
The Product Key is good - as a license - on the hardware you have. Reinstalling Windows of the same type (i.e. XP Home) is permissible. My understanding is that with Vista and Win7 all PIDs are on any given CD so that this problem is obviated.
You should not use the Product Key from another machine - though, if has been completely erased from that other machine .... but that's a grey area.
...Bryce
At 4/2/2011, George Columbo wrote:
>Thanks Ardell,
>
> Seems I actually was able to install from a CD (WinXP Pro), which did NOT
>come with a system and input the Product ID on the computer's tag about 3
>months ago [on a different system]. I seem to remember that process worked,
>but, fro this system, if what you say is true, then... Since there is no
>"Original disk" for this system, I presume I will have to install a fresh
>copy of XP Home and input it's ID (off the CD). What a bummer.
>
>George
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>Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] Repairing XP Home Installation - Invalid
>Product Key
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>You need to type in the product ID that came with that product (CD) not
>the one on the PC.
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>Ardell Faul
>Computer Monitor Service Inc.
>Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
>10816 E. Mission Ave.,
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>509-891-5188
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>On 3/31/2011 10:57 PM, gcolumbo wrote:
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>> No original XP CD. Using a XP Home CD (Official Microsoft CD), but not
>> the one supplied with this PC, I attempted to "Repair an existing
>> Windows installation". When it asked for the Product ID, I typed in
>> the Product ID that is listed on the Sticker on the PC. I get a
>> message that says the ID is not Valid. I checked it several times, so
>> I know it is typed in correctly.
>> The PC label says this is "Windows XP Home Enpower". Does that make a
>> difference? Is that why Microsoft is crying foul?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> George
>>
>>
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