S savman Jul 11, 2009 #1 hey im reformatting a laptop but i dont have the xp cd for it but i do have one for another laptop can i use that cd but use the activation code on the actual laptop that im wiping the data from.
hey im reformatting a laptop but i dont have the xp cd for it but i do have one for another laptop can i use that cd but use the activation code on the actual laptop that im wiping the data from.
Tmagic650 Posts: 17,233 +235 Jul 11, 2009 #2 Yes but you may still have to call Microsoft to activate the software
