I have an original purchased copy of XP Pro that I have used too many times apparently. I have had to format the hard drive on my laptop various times for different reasons, and now when I try to enter my product key, I get a message telling me that the key has been used too many times. In short, I need a good, clean product key for XP Pro. Can someone help?
If the CD and key are legal then call Microsoft and get it straighten out. You shouldn't have to use a non-legal key. They should tell you how or allow you to activate again.