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Originally Posted by Gareth
I wouldn't necessarily go and buy a new copy of XP - instead I would borrow a friend's version, make a copy of that, and use your own serial key (found on a sticker somewhere on your case). It's the license that is important to you, not the physical media, so just use a copy of a friend's disc to do the install.
You'll still be able to install patches, as you'll be using your legit license key.
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Unless his friends version is the same version of XP that his product key is for he will still be stuffed
Like I said in my previous post
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or find the product key it was installed with (if it's OEM it's normally on the case or on a CD somewhere) and then source a copy of the correct version of XP to install with it
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LOL damn you mighty edit button