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by jse1

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I have a windows xp pro disk that i loaded on my pc. I have already loaded the product key and was right on, but i had to reformat my hard drive again and now it tells me when i try to load again that the product key has already been put on another pc. What can I do? when i call microsoft they tell me that it will cost $ to talk to tech support.

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by stress junkie

This situation was covered as a potential problem in a recent article ... somewhere, maybe here.

What should you do? Your best option is to get a distribution of Linux that is geared to the desktop, like Ubuntu. I don't mean to be sarcastic or to make an unhelpful suggestion. I really mean this as a possible alternative for you. Ubuntu Linux is very user friendly. You can try it out by using a live CD, which runs very slowly. If you install it to a hard disk it will run as fast as Windows.

If you try this I sincerely predict that you will quickly find that there is no longer any reason to dance to Microsnot's tune. It won't hurt anything to try it.

http://ubuntulinux.org/

Good luck.

by jdclyde

I was going to go into calling MS and explaining this and having them clear this up like they did for me more than once, but I like your solution better so I won't say anything about calling MS.

How to fix a windows system. Format c:\

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