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Originally Posted by underscore
so I can't just snag a copy of XP, toss it into the laptop and use the key on the laptop? it's all getting installed onto the original machine but the hdd died so now it needs to be installed onto the replacement drive. can I not do that?
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Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. I know with my wife's Asus, I tried to install a clean version of XP but the key didn't work.
Just get a copy of Win7 for $40. Or even full price! Still worth it