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XP Home on Dell Demension 8400

by dirtnapper Feb 19, 2009 11:48AM PST

I got a used Dell Demension 8400, XP Home installed (OEM). I own a copy of XP Home which is not installed on any other machine, I tried updating drilling down through using regedit...it does take the product key. What might I be doing wrong? Thanks.

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What are you trying to do?

by MarkFlax Former Forum moderator Feb 19, 2009 6:47PM PST

Tell us more. If you have XP Home already installed on this Dell 8400, what do you think will be updated by 'drilling down' into the Registry with the XP Home on the CD?

Mark

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by dirtnapper Feb 19, 2009 7:54PM PST

I just want to change the reg. from the previous owner.

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Your google...

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Feb 19, 2009 10:36PM PST

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=XP+CHANGE+OWNER

The first link works for me.

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