Howdy there all you folks, wuz happening, I dont know. I have a suggestion to
> make here to yal, I purchased a gateway desktop PC from my local library
> yesterday for only 10 dollars right, they said it do not have a operating
> system on it, well it have 128 MB RAM on it though, last night I tried
> installing windows xp home edition service pack 2 right, well its telling me
> that I need to install a full version of an previous version of windows like
> 98, 2000 professional, or Millenium Edition and then I can upgade from that
> and be on my way to surfing online, well all I have is windows xp home
> edition service pack 1&2, and last but not least Windows Vista home basic,
> the upgrade CD, I do not have no full version CD. well I just chatted with a
> microsoft service representative, they gave me a toll-free number that I can
> call and obtain a bypass product key without having to install a previous
> version of windows, I sure am gonna call it and see can they help me with
> that. I am on the library PC sending this message, yep. any help or comments
> would be greatly accepted. They did not give me a bypass product key and try to help me like I thought they would, nope they didnt. so help me on here someone, I know one of yall should be done experienced that problem with ya PC

Hello bking27, welcome to PCHF

I've personally never heard of Microsoft offering a bypass key, as the full version of Microsoft Windows costs more then the upgrade version.

Your best bet is to purchase the full version of XP from somewhere like here: buy cheap Microsoft, Windows XP Home, $93, discount sale online, buy Windows XP Home - N09-02142. Retail, OEM and license, latest version for Windows and Mac. Genuine Software. (you may be able to find cheaper).

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Microsoft tech support do generate a key but however if this is a genuine problem such as you origonal key will not activate,then they will then help by generating an activation key and will talk you through the process.
However if you do NOT own an origonal key I am uunerstanding they do not generate a new key.
As you need a key to finish the install process of formatting a pc.

Phone the tech support and see what they can do?

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