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Stupid question.....maybe
I have a Sony VAIO that I need to re-install Windows XP Media Center 2005 on. I read on Sony's page, they don't supply re-installation media, but there is a recovery partition on the hard drive. Well, that hard drive is kaput, so I sneakily went out and downloaded Windows XP MCE, but it's not accepting my product key.
My question is, has anyone installed MCE? When I am in the GUI, it says Windows XP Pro. I have an OEM sticker on my VAIO, licensed for MCE which is not working. I have a volume key for XP PRO, and that one doesn't work either.
Thoughts?
I tried calling Sony, but was on hold for 45 minutes, so I'm trying on my own.
I have a Sony VAIO that I need to re-install Windows XP Media Center 2005 on. I read on Sony's page, they don't supply re-installation media, but there is a recovery partition on the hard drive. Well, that hard drive is kaput, so I sneakily went out and downloaded Windows XP MCE, but it's not accepting my product key.
My question is, has anyone installed MCE? When I am in the GUI, it says Windows XP Pro. I have an OEM sticker on my VAIO, licensed for MCE which is not working. I have a volume key for XP PRO, and that one doesn't work either.
Thoughts?
I tried calling Sony, but was on hold for 45 minutes, so I'm trying on my own.