I dont know whether there are any hidden files and folders, but it might be worth setting explorer to display hidden folders and files, system files etc.
![]() Windows Xp Key Install XP OnNow that I had to substitute the hard disk, when I try to install XP on it, it asks me for the product key. I use the Product Key Number in the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity sticked on my PC, but the installation first asks for it, and then doesnt accept it and stops. The old one worked until a few weeks ago, then I had to purchase the new one. Some of my video-editing software doesnt work with Vista, so I am trying to install XP on a the new hard-disk, which is a separate partition of the new Dell XPS 430. In this case I am using a copy of the original XP CD that I made with nLite to insert the raid drivers and updated to SP3 to include the new drivers, as it was suggested by Dell support because the new computer has no floppy. ![]() To use this video-editing software, that costs more than the computer, I need to have XP in a separate partion of the new one. How can I do it, considering that I have legal CDs both of XP and Vista. I would use nlite to make sure that the product key in the DVD you made up has not been damaged and is still there, if so then this would cause this error. Normally what you did there would work, if damaged, redo disc, but this time leave out SP3, and just add the SATA driver to the new nlite disc. Copying the original XP CD slipstreaming the SATA driver I get a blue screen before the installation starts. Also copying the original XP CD adding SP2 and the SATA drivers I get a blue screen before the installation starts. Copying the original XP CD adding SP3 and the SATA driver works well until the installation stops at the moment it asks for the production key. I checked with nLite and the number is exactly the same (its the very same number that was also in my old computer), but it says that its invalid even before the number appears, and the installation refuses to proceed with any other number or without it. Ive been trying to solve this problem for weeks already, since I received my new XPS 430. What can I do to fix it Working with my video-editing programs is the main reason I bought this computer, and theres no way to make them function under Vista. Open this file with notepad and look for the product key section. If it is readable and not encrypted, note this down and use it for your installation. You may find this is different to the CoA that dell stuck to you machine and you may find that this works for you. If you view winnt.sif from your nlite versions, the product key will be what ever you entered into nlite and not necessarily that from the original xp cd. I checked winnt.sif, and the product key is the same that Ive been using. With nLite. I also tried to insert another legal product key, but during the installation they are both considered non valid. I think that the problem is caused by the validating routine that is supposed to recognize the right number, but I dont know if theres a way to fix that.
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