Originally Posted by
clocker
Key gens only produce a Product Installation code- the 25 digit alphanumeric key you enter during the install.
This is not the same as "activating" Windows and AFAIK, no longer works.
If the disk you got with your new PC is an image as opposed to a full install it probably wouldn't work anyway...the hardware will be so different that it'll go crazy.
Your poor old Gateway would be terribly hardpressed to run XP even if you get it installed...why not just let it pass away in peace?
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