From: haggar@nb.sympatico.NOSPAM.ca   
      
   your both correct, and I never thought of either solution....   
      
   Im passing along the calling Microsoft idea to the lady who owns the   
   machine...   
      
   Thank you for the tips...   
      
      
   "relic"  wrote in message   
   news:46683087$0$9942$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...   
   > HaGGaR wrote:   
   >> A friend bought a Compaq Presario from Future Shop. It has a valid XP   
   >> sticker on the case, but when the Microsoft validation tool sees it,   
   >> it refuses to accept it as a valid Product number. Is there a work   
   >> around for this? She never recieved any media from them for the   
   >> computer.   
   >> 1) Buying XP and not having the appropriate drivers for the board.??   
   >>   
   >> 2) Obtaining a set of restore disks??   
   >>   
   >> 3) Buying another computer??   
   >   
   > Did you forget that Microsoft's Validation tool can't see the sticker? The   
   > one used to install XP is the one that's being rejected. Change the   
   > existing Key to the one on the sticker.   
   > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874   
   >   
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