Windows xp sp2 activation

[Tanner31593]

Peoples,

I have a windows xp sp2 cd that came with a new computer and i would really like to install it on my old gateway e4200 (p3, 666mhz, 256mb ram, 15 gig hard drive, sad isnt it.) but i dont have an activation key,

and i would really like to know what would be the easy way to get one,

ive heard of these key generators,
but i have no idea how those work,
if i downloaded one off bearshare,
could i just generate an activation key before i actually install xp?

[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?

[peat moss]

I'd get a copy of Win 2000 Pro , perfect for that system .

[Yoga]

i've heard ubuntu doesn't need activating but that might be just wishful thinking

[Formula1]

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?

I was able to install windows xp pro sp2 on the following system.

7 year old IBM aptiva
AMD K-7 Processor 499 MHz
S3 Intergrated IBM Graphics Card 2
224 MB Ram
15.8 GB Hard Drive
Lite-On 52x CD Burner
DVD Rom (Speed ?)


If the copy of your windows is a retail copy, i believe that microsoft has a way of detecting if two of the same windows files on two different computer are installed from the same windows cd (Unless its a corporate version?). I remember transferring a a file of windows from a new computer to an old computer, and being redirected to microsoft's website telling me i had done this, and said it was against TOS. Just go to torrentspy.com and download a copy from there.

[Shiranai_Baka]

i've heard ubuntu doesn't need activating but that might be just wishful thinking

Lol ubuntu is open source so yeah, its free. The problem with it though is just installing stuff. I find it hard having to be "root" to install and having to type in a command to install but I guess I'm just spoiled.

[peat moss]

i've heard ubuntu doesn't need activating but that might be just wishful thinking

Lol ubuntu is open source so yeah, its free. The problem with it though is just installing stuff. I find it hard having to be "root" to install and having to type in a command to install but I guess I'm just spoiled.


Ya I got the joke too but was n't going to bite ........... Tanner31593 , has his hands full with XP . :)

[Tanner31593]

ok yeah i agree its too old to run xp the way i want it to,
the problem is windows 2000 is hard to come bye unless you buy it online and i want to spend as little money as possible,

and also,

on my other gateway computer (256mb ram, 10gb hd, celeron 533mhz),
when i turn on the computer nothing displays on the screen,
i know that the computer works,
i open it up to put more memory in it,
and when i try to turn it on nothing happens!

[peat moss]

Who said anything about paying for it . As for the Display problem read here :

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=123985

[truetejas]

Disks that come with a new computer are either restore disks (as has been said before), or are locked to the BIOS of the machine (Dell works only on Dell, etc.). Probability is high that you will not be able to install new disks on an old machine of a different brand.

BTW, XP Pro runs fine on my obsolete PII 266 MHz w/ 256 Mg ram. I disabled the unnecessary services to around 20. It isn't fast, but it does a lot of heavy lifting for an old machine. It is actually past the hand-me-down stage and I have it networked and set up outside on the back porch so I can surf with nature.

[clocker]

BTW, XP Pro runs fine on my obsolete PII 266 MHz w/ 256 Mg ram.
Define "fine", please.
Every week I work on customer PCs that have had XP grafted onto them and grow old waiting for the poor machine to boot to a usable desktop.

Just yesterday a woman came in with a Dell "WebPC" (how many of those have you ever seen?) that a "friend" had upgraded from 98 to XP Pro.
It was having "a few problems".
Uh huh.
Ten minutes after turning it on (OK, maybe I'm exaggerating...it may have only been eight minutes...), when Device Manager finally decided to come out of it's coma, well whaddya know?, no f**ckin drivers installed for anything.

I suggested "bullet therapy" as the best course of action.
It took her a while to come out of her coma, then she left in a huff.

Sorry guys.
When I click on a button/icon I expect something to happen.
Like, right away.
If you can live with how XP runs on a POS old machine, great, but don't try to convince me it runs "fine".

[Tanner31593]

well the disk is a system restore disk and its from a new gateway computer.....ive but it on 2 barebones and an older gateway but i only had it for 30 days since it was pirated....

[Tanner31593]

well i have had xp run on the exact same model and specs as the one im using now and it worked great, i just uninstalled the useless stuff and it was great so i think ill try it....but i dont care if its windows xp or 2000 i just want whichever one is the easiest one to get, with dial up if i download one it will take days.
i really dontknow what to do................

could i download an os thats zipped and somehow unzip it even though i dont think i have anything to do that with.....

[truetejas]

Tanner, any WinXP OS is going to be at least 500 megs+, which is a considerable download on a dialup connection. If memory serves me correctly, Win2K is just over 300 megs or so, which is still huge for dialup, but it needs fewer resources so it should work better on an older computer. But what the heck, give the disk you have a shot; it won't hurt anything.

Oh, clocker, the term fine means, "does everything expected of it without problems". It does not mean great, super-fast, or sweet. I'm sure you have a nice computer, but you have missed the point; we were talking about older equipment. Besides, no matter how fast your computer is it won/t burn a CD or download a torrent any faster than my P266 will.

[Hairbautt]

...and I have it networked and set up outside on the back porch so I can surf with nature.
:blink: WTF? :lol:
My sister's Micron PC ~600Mhz, 128 MB RAM, 20 GB HD, Intel Integrated Graphics runs XP Home fine. Disabled unnecessary services it runs surprisingly well.

Wierd thing is I used my Dell WinXP Home Reinstall CD to ''upgrade'' her machine a longtime ago...I think it asked for a OEM thingy...I used mine (and mine is activated and registered) it worked. Passes Windows Genuine, too. :ermm:

:whistling

[Tanner31593]

ok everyone,

now i know that xp will run on all ur guys' old computers which isnt very useful,
but i still dont have any answers to my key problem,

but anyway,
if i downloaded win2k,
would i still need to activate it and all that stupid junk?
is it like 98 where you ca use the same activation # over and over?

and also this question is very important so ill make it bold
IS THERE ANY TORRENT THAT WORKS WITH AOL PARENTAL CONTROLS SET FOR MATURE TEEN WHERE I COULD DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 2000?!?!?!?!

[Tanner31593]

ok everyone,

now i know that xp will run on all ur guys' old computers which isnt very useful,
but i still dont have any answers to my key problem,

but anyway,
if i downloaded win2k,
would i still need to activate it and all that stupid junk?
is it like 98 where you ca use the same activation # over and over?

and also this question is very important
IS THERE ANY TORRENT THAT WORKS WITH AOL PARENTAL CONTROLS SET FOR MATURE TEEN WHERE I COULD DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 2000?!?!?!?!

[gamer4eva]

I had an intel 1.3ghz before with 128 RAM and windows xp did not work properly and windows me was best suited for it.

[Hairbautt]

ok everyone,

now i know that xp will run on all ur guys' old computers which isnt very useful,
but i still dont have any answers to my key problem,

but anyway,
if i downloaded win2k,
would i still need to activate it and all that stupid junk?
is it like 98 where you ca use the same activation # over and over?

and also this question is very important so ill make it bold
IS THERE ANY TORRENT THAT WORKS WITH AOL PARENTAL CONTROLS SET FOR MATURE TEEN WHERE I COULD DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 2000?!?!?!?!
You know when I read through this I thought I didn't see a solution...:lol: I just thought I skipped over it or something.

Anyways...CORPORATE EDITION, no key/activation required. Other than that I've heard rumors that Magical Jelly Beans (http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml) helps find your WinXP activation key. :ermm: Is it just rumor? :ph34r:

AOL blocks .torrent files? Wait...whats more amazing is...You're using AOL! Haha! (But no seriously, AOL is blocking you? That's new.)

[lynx]

ok everyone,

now i know that xp will run on all ur guys' old computers which isnt very useful,
but i still dont have any answers to my key problem,

but anyway,
if i downloaded win2k,
would i still need to activate it and all that stupid junk?
is it like 98 where you ca use the same activation # over and over?

and also this question is very important so ill make it bold
IS THERE ANY TORRENT THAT WORKS WITH AOL PARENTAL CONTROLS SET FOR MATURE TEEN WHERE I COULD DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 2000?!?!?!?!
You know when I read through this I thought I didn't see a solution...:lol: I just thought I skipped over it or something.

Anyways...CORPORATE EDITION, no key/activation required. Other than that I've heard rumors that Magical Jelly Beans (http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml) helps find your WinXP activation key. :ermm: Is it just rumor? :ph34r:

AOL blocks .torrent files? Wait...whats more amazing is...You're using AOL! Haha! (But no seriously, AOL is blocking you? That's new.)
You still need a product key for the Corporate Edition.

Keyfinder helps you recover your product key from your system if you've lost the microsoft sticker, but won't do anything for you if you haven't got a product key already.

[Hairbautt]

Alright I'm wrong all over...Sorry

[truetejas]

Tanner, you need a product key for Win2K, but there is no activation.

I don't have a clue about AOL or what it blocks.

Edit: AOL is probably blocking the URLs and not the files themselves. You can figure out if it will work yourself: just go to a public tracker and see if you can download a torrent. If you get that far, load it in uTorrent and give it a shot.

Of course the best defense is a good offense. Why not be up front with your folks and ask to have the controls lifted so you can get your file?

[Tanner31593]

well aol does block urls but bearshare isnt a url that is blocked ive downloaded it i just cant connect to the network.......if i werent on dial up i wouldnt be having this problem.



and as the good offense,
i dont think that would ever work,
my folks are the type of people who say "if it works, leave it alone"

[digitrifecta]

there are one or two activation fixes out right now that work but they won't for long because of the genuine advantage garbage, my advice save yourself the time and headache, scrape up $30 and buy an oem copy of pro

[digmen1]

Coudl you use an activation killer such as
WPA-kill.exe

I did and it works great

Regards
Digby
NZ

[Tempestv]

well aol does block urls but bearshare isnt a url that is blocked ive downloaded it i just cant connect to the network.......if i werent on dial up i wouldnt be having this problem.


If you can get a filesharing program such as bearshare or emule to work, that should supply everything you need. however, the size of what you are talking about downloading is one hell of a download on dial up. I don't know what your speeds are like, but my old dial up connection was flying if it hit 3kb\s, so figure as much as several days of total download time, not counting time when it isn't downloading. it could easily take a week or even more (I waited months sometimes for larger files) with the internet always connected. do you have any friends with high speed internet that would let you download something like this on their connection? Or maybe even friends that would already have a win 2000 pro image?

[kurtcl]

i Don't understand =(

[nuaHs]

Here is an activation crack (WPA Killer) and also a WGA crack (allows you to use the windows update program). Works with Windows XP Pro SP2. Can't say if it will work with other XP systems but, It says it will; instructions are included. I take no repsonability with what you do with these files :P .

I can confirm that they are working though. Tested myself :lol:

Enjoy!! :w00t:

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