I can't activate Windows media on a non Dell brand Dell system.

invalid key of Windows XP problem

I installed windows xp in a pc of my business with dell-branded cd, but the system is not the Dell brand... when I go to activate with the key to enterprise license is to say that invalid key... can help me please is it possible to insert the key without having to re - install windows xp OS.

Thank you
Akim

Hello

If it's a copy OEM; the biggest drawback of an OEM version, is that its links to license permanently for the first computer, on that it is installed and it can never be moved to another.

In addition to the problem of license, it is probably BIOS locked the machine, he came and used to install on another.

An OEM installation is that which is usually installed by the manufacturer of the system - and disks are usually labeled "for installation only on a new PC" in the hologram or logo of the manufacturer on the disk. To respect the rules of licensing, it should be sold only with the hardware.

A retail facility is that anyone can buy high street stores, etc. It is more expensive, because it is transferable between machines, while an OEM installation is "locked" to the first machine on which it is installed and can not be moved to another for a reason even if the original machine died 10 minutes after activation.

If your current installation with this operating system looks like being the OEM, so you can't move to another computer. If it presents itself as the retail, then you are allowed to install in a new computer after the uninstall of the old, but will probably have to activate by phone. This process then 'turns off' the old install, which if still in use and being updated, will end by appear as "non-genuine".

You can also contact the OEM manufacturer for more information about licenses.

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