I need to reinstall windows and lost my disc that I still have the activation code

where can I get a disk of windows xp home edition

Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 15:32:14 + 0000, paulinemcinnes wrote:

where can I get a disk of windows xp home edition

Windows XP has been interrupted and that they are consequently very difficult
find for sale these days, except for a place like eBay; What if
you buy it on eBay, you run the risk that you will get a
copy pirate you will not be able to activate.
But if you have your product key, consider the following: try to find
a friend with a copy of XP Home that matches your for what is
Sold at retail or OEM and (retail) Full Upgrade vs. You can legally do
a copy of his friends, since you have your own product key. But keep in mind
If yours is OEM, OEM of someone else, copy if it came
installed on his computer, can be locked to the computer BIOS and
does not work on yours.

And finally, a question for you. You say "I need windows reinstll.
But what makes you think you need? Although it is sometimes
necessary, it is almost always useless and is a very bad reaction
almost any problem you encounter.

Ken Blake (MS-MVP)

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