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trd2343 · 08-31-2009, 04:22 PM

Can I use a genuine Chinese Microsoft Windows XP product key with a genuine Microsoft Windows XP OEM edition CD?

I just got a used laptop from my parents in Hong Kong, but the laptop has Chinese Windows installed on it. Since it's a genuine edition, I don't want to waste it, but I find it hard to work with Chinese.

I am planning on extracting the key from the Chinese Windows and use it to install English Windows with it.

Is this do-able and legal (as in can I still use windows update)?

Edit:
Searching the web reveals that the key's version needs to match the CD's version. Is this true?

08-31-2009, 04:22 PM	#1
trd2343 Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?! Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 817 Thanked 120 Times in 62 Posts Failed 21 Times in 14 Posts	Installing Windows XP with key from another CD Can I use a genuine Chinese Microsoft Windows XP product key with a genuine Microsoft Windows XP OEM edition CD? I just got a used laptop from my parents in Hong Kong, but the laptop has Chinese Windows installed on it. Since it's a genuine edition, I don't want to waste it, but I find it hard to work with Chinese. I am planning on extracting the key from the Chinese Windows and use it to install English Windows with it. Is this do-able and legal (as in can I still use windows update)? Edit: Searching the web reveals that the key's version needs to match the CD's version. Is this true? Last edited by trd2343; 08-31-2009 at 04:51 PM.