I have an operational computer that was purchased from a small now defunct business. The computer was one of three that were networked through a server. The network was fully functional when shut down.
The computers are all tagged with the Microsoft COA tag that is normally applied by the manufacturer.
My Question: Can I use any XP Professional disk to reinstall the OS. The reason I need to do this is because there is an abundance of software on this computer that cannot be removed because it was all attached to that network and without the server being there the software will not uninstall. If I reformatted and reinstalled the OS that problem software would be gone.
It would be my intent to use the XP disk but enter the product key that is on the computer. Will that work and is it legal?>
PS: I do not have the various SPs on disk. Since Microsoft no longer supports XP will not having the SPs become an issue?
The computers are all tagged with the Microsoft COA tag that is normally applied by the manufacturer.
My Question: Can I use any XP Professional disk to reinstall the OS. The reason I need to do this is because there is an abundance of software on this computer that cannot be removed because it was all attached to that network and without the server being there the software will not uninstall. If I reformatted and reinstalled the OS that problem software would be gone.
It would be my intent to use the XP disk but enter the product key that is on the computer. Will that work and is it legal?>
PS: I do not have the various SPs on disk. Since Microsoft no longer supports XP will not having the SPs become an issue?
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