HELP!!!!
I am trying to do an XP repair install to resolve a corrupt OS that was hit by a nasty Trojan/virus that triggered Norton to remove several key OS components (userinit.exe, exporer.exe, ...).
The original OS was Windows Media Center Edition (WMCE) 2005. I did not have the OEM disk but I do have MSDN to I created an XP Pro Disk and tried to use the MSDN provided product key but it won't accept it. I then created the WMCE 2005 Disk and tried with that key ... No Joy. I then found the Windows Key on the bottom of the laptop ... No Joy. I tried an XP Pro key I have personally used before with the XP Pro install ... No Joy. I can't seem to get it to accept ANY key and I have several valid ones. Any ideas? I really need to get this laptop back up by Saturday and I really don't want to have to reinstall all the applications.
The person this laptop belongs to is going out of town Saturday and he really needs to take it with him.
I am stuck in the setup loop and can't past the XP Product Key entry screen.
HELP!!!!
I am trying to do an XP repair install to resolve a corrupt OS that was hit by a nasty Trojan/virus that triggered Norton to remove several key OS components (userinit.exe, exporer.exe, ...).
The original OS was Windows Media Center Edition (WMCE) 2005. I did not have the OEM disk but I do have MSDN to I created an XP Pro Disk and tried to use the MSDN provided product key but it won't accept it. I then created the WMCE 2005 Disk and tried with that key ... No Joy. I then found the Windows Key on the bottom of the laptop ... No Joy. I tried an XP Pro key I have personally used before with the XP Pro install ... No Joy. I can't seem to get it to accept ANY key and I have several valid ones. Any ideas? I really need to get this laptop back up by Saturday and I really don't want to have to reinstall all the applications.
The person this laptop belongs to is going out of town Saturday and he really needs to take it with him.
I am stuck in the setup loop and can't past the XP Product Key entry screen.
HELP!!!!